Explain why the produce from tropical plantations are profitable to the local communities that grow them, but not as profitable as finished goods.
Explain why conservation is the most important strategy in the soil management programs of agriculture.
Explain the difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering in the development of food crops with desirable traits.
Explain how Dutch agriculture uses technology to fully control the growing environment of crops.
Which of the following is not true concerning crop rotation?a.It reduces soil compaction by turning the soil.b.It grows different, dissimilar crops in series.c.It prevents the depletion of nutrients by any single crop variety.d.It improves soil structure and fertility.
Which of the following is true concerning pastoralism?a.It occurs in small areas of land with high yields.b.It occurs in forests and grasslands.c.It is a modern agricultural technique.d.It revolves around herding livestock.
Which of the following is not a method for addressing soil contamination?a.Excavate and dispose of the soil.b.Use microbes to digest the contaminants.c.Use heat to force the contaminants into the gas phase and out of the soil.d.None of the above
Explain how flooding rice fields reduces the need for herbicides and pesticides in rice farming.
Which of the following are characteristic of American agriculture?a.high productivity on limited cultivable landb.a large percentage of the population engage in agriculturec.high levels of productivity and mechanizationd.low levels of land per farmer and productivity per hectare
Where would contour farming and terraces be most likely to be found?a.on flat, expansive grasslandsb.in wetlandsc.on hilly, mountainous farm landd.near the coast
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