Review Quizzes Unit 5 Review Quiz 1 1

Review Quizzes Unit 5

Review Quiz #1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. List 3 extractive jobs. Name one quaternary job. When was the 1 st Agricultural Revolution? List 2 agricultural hearths. Which animal was most likely domesticated first? T/F: The Old World had monoculture and domesticated animals while the New World had intertillage and hand tools. 7. What is the difference between pastoral nomadism and transhumance? 8. What is the synonym for slash and burn agriculture? 9. T/F: The area that is left unplanted is called swidden. 10. What is the opposite of intertillage?

Review Quiz #2 1. T/F: In mixed crop and livestock farming the crops are most important. 2. What is a milkshed? 3. Where are cattle “fattened-up” before being transported to market? 4. T/F: In the US most of the Mediterranean farming occurs in Florida. 5. What is truck farming? 6. A large farm that produces 1 to 2 cash crops is called a ______.

Review Quiz #3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. In von Thunen’s model, what is grown in the two rings farthest from the city? In von Thunen’s model, what three variables determine how land is used? In von Thunen’s model it is assumed that the land surrounding the city has no barriers to movement and the same climate, soil, and vegetation. What is the word that describes this type of environment? List two ways the core countries protect their agricultural jobs. What was the purpose of a “rest crop” in the four field system? When was the Second Agricultural Revolution? List four changes during the Agricultural Revolution.

Review Quiz #4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. What is the synonym for agribusiness? True or False: The quest for standardization of inputs has led to the homogeneity of the world’s food crops. What are synthetic fertilizers made from? According to Boserup, what causes a change in intensity of agricultural practices? What causes salinization? In one word explain why many geographers consider the Green Revolution a failure. What was the goal of the Green Revolution List three inventions or strategies of farming of the 2 nd Agricultural Revolution that preceded the Industrial Revolution. In order of importance, list the four most important food crops in the world. Why didn’t the Western Hemisphere adopt monoculture? List the 6 ways the 3 rd Agricultural Revolution is different than the 2 nd? List two ways the core countries protect their agricultural jobs.