Topic Test Answers

Worldwide, the United States is __________ in agricultural exports and __________ in agricultural production. A. third . . . first B. first . . . third C. last . . . first D. first . . . last Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Mediterranean climates are ideal for growing all of the following except __________. A. citrus B. coffee C. olives D. grapes Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Soil degradation, rising population, water scarcity, and a lack of capital put which of the following regions at the greatest risk for famine and malnutrition? A. Central America B. sub-Saharan Africa C. Western Europe D. North America Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements is true? A. There is not enough food produced in the world to feed everyone. B. The biggest cause of hunger and malnutrition is the cost of getting food to people who need it most. C. Most countries have enough arable land and resources to feed their own population and export a surplus. D. Malnourishment is only seen in a few countries with very limited food supplies. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

All of the following are concerns with regard to agricultural production and its effect on the environment except __________. A. increased water scarcity B. overfishing C. decreased soil salinity D. deforestation Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements best characterizes changes to agriculture in the United States since 1900? A. Increased mechanization has reduced the need for labor. B. Increased mechanization has increased the need for water, thereby increasing the need for labor. C. Increased mechanization has increased the use of land, thereby increasing the need for labor. D. Increased mechanization has increased food production, thereby increasing the need for labor. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following areas is best suited for livestock ranching? A. coastal zones B. drier climates C. tropical regions D. mountainous regions Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is not a factor that has contributed to agricultural success in the US? A. expansive infrastructure and mechanized equipment B. access to expensive chemical fertilizers and pesticides C. controlled population growth D. the prohibition of hybridized crops Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Agriculture has no impact on the levels of organic content in soil because organic matter is plowed back into the soil every year. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Production and consumption in less-developed countries is affected by all of the following factors except __________. A. inadequate infrastructure B. low birth rates C. limited transportation methods D. war, conflict, and corruption Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Based on the map above, which of the following statements is accurate? A. Coffee is grown in tropical climates along the Equator. B. The United States and China are the world’s leading coffee producers. C. Coffee can be grown in most climate zones. D. Most of the world’s coffee is grown in the Asia/Pacific region. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about economic activity levels is false? A. Planting and growing crops is a primary economic activity. B. Marketing agricultural products is a secondary economic activity. C. Processing agricultural products, such as canning or freezing in a factory, is a secondary economic activity. D. Raising livestock is a primary economic activity. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

When prices are low and availability is high, consumption __________. A. increases B. decreases C. stops D. slows down Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Coffee is an example of a __________. A. luxury crop B. subsistence crop C. high-volume crop D. mass-production crop Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Commercial farming includes all of the following except __________. A. the use of pesticides B. shifting cultivation C. hybridized seeds D. the use of tractors and machinery Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following does not hinder agricultural production in China? A. China has a large and growing population. B. All of China’s arable land is limited to one region. C. China's rural areas have poor infrastructure. D. China does not have enough arable land. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Biotechnology has contributed all of the following to agriculture except __________. A. pesticides B. synthetic fertilizers C. shifting cultivation D. bioengineered crops Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Climate determines all of the following except __________. A. the price of produce B. the amount of production C. what products are cultivated D. where agriculture is produced Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Mechanization has greatly increased the number of people engaged in agriculture in the United States since 1950. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Tractors first were manufactured on a large scale in the year _____. A. 1890 B. 1902 C. 1914 D. 1935 Please select the best answer from the choices provided.