What area in Canada is most productive for timber?

What area in Canada is most productive for timber?

A) the Maritime Provinces.
B) Ontario.
C) the Northwest Territories.
D) British Columbia.
E) the Prairie Provinces.


Answer: D

The area in Canada where fishing dominates the economy is

The area in Canada where fishing dominates the economy is

A) the Maritime Provinces.
B) Ontario.
C) the Northwest Territories.
D) the Prairie Provinces.
E) British Columbia


Answer: A

The region with the lowest percent of the labor force directly engaged in agriculture is

The region with the lowest percent of the labor force directly engaged in agriculture is

A) Western Europe.
B) North America.
C) Eastern Europe.
D) North Africa.
E) East Asia.


Answer: B

In the last twenty years the region of the world that has experienced a decline in food production compared to population growth is

In the last twenty years the region of the world that has experienced a decline in food production compared to population growth is

A) South Asia.
B) Southeast Asia.
C) Sub-Saharan Africa.
D) Central America.
E) East Asia.


Answer: C

Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because

Hog production is nearly nonexistent in Southwest Asia and North Africa because

A) the lack of rainfall inhibits production.
B) the climatic conditions are not favorable.
C) culturally the population prefers lamb.
D) cultural taboos exist on eating pork.
E) none of the above.


Answer: D

All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except

All of the following are ways for a country or region to increase the food supply except

A) increase the amount of land in production.
B) increase farm subsidies.
C) increase agricultural productivity.
D) identify new sources of food.
E) import more food.


Answer: B

All of the following are forms of farm subsidies except

All of the following are forms of farm subsidies except

A) establishing a minimum price for their product regardless of market conditions.
B) importing barriers on foreign agricultural products.
C) paying farmers to grow specialty crops.
D) paying farmers not to produce more than a certain amount for their product.
E) giving farmers tax incentives for various conservation measures.


Answer: C

All of the following are farm subsidies except

All of the following are farm subsidies except

A) giving farmers a minimum price for their product regardless of market conditions.
B) giving farmers tax breaks if they meet production quotas.
C) establishing import barriers on imported products.
D) paying farmers not to produce more than a certain quantity of a particular crop.
E) giving farmers special tax incentives for conservation efforts.


Answer: B

On a global scale most organic products are sold in

On a global scale most organic products are sold in

A) North America.
B) Europe.
C) Japan.
D) All of the above.
E) A and B only.


Answer: E

______has increased its production by 20% per year for the last twenty years.

______has increased its production by 20% per year for the last twenty years.

A) Sustainable agriculture.
B) Viticulture.
C) Organic agriculture.
D) Chicken production.
E) None of the above.


Answer: C

Due to overharvesting of fish stocks and increased demand for seafood, what form of agriculture has substantially grown in the last thirty years?

Due to overharvesting of fish stocks and increased demand for seafood, what form of agriculture has substantially grown in the last thirty years?

A) Factory deep sea fishing.
B) Commercial plantation agriculture.
C) Agribusiness.
D) Aquaculture.
E) Monoculture.


Answer: D

The production and harvesting of fish and shellfish in sectioned off coves and land based ponds is technically referred to as

The production and harvesting of fish and shellfish in sectioned off coves and land based ponds is technically referred to as

A) aquaculture.
B) water based agriculture.
C) intensive subsistence agriculture.
D) fish farming.
E) none of the above


Answer: A

This type of farming practice helps preserve soil conservation by planting crops on the tops of hills.

This type of farming practice helps preserve soil conservation by planting crops on the tops of hills.

A) Intertillage.
B) Ridge tillage.
C) Crop rotation.
D) Cover crop planting.
E) None of the above.


Answer: B

The goal(s) of sustainable agriculture is to

The goal(s) of sustainable agriculture is to

A) reduce pesticide and fertilizer usage.
B) help preserve the social fabric of rural communities.
C) preserve the long-term productivity of the land.
D) return to a better system of integrating crops and livestock.
E) all of the above.


Answer: E

Which of the following agricultural practices could be deemed sustainable?

Which of the following agricultural practices could be deemed sustainable?

A) Intensive subsistence.
B) Organic truck farming.
C) Commercial livestock feedlots.
D) Commercial dairy operations.
E) A and B only.


Answer: E

In recent years what type of agricultural practice has been most responsible for deforestation of the rain forest in parts of Central and South America?

In recent years what type of agricultural practice has been most responsible for deforestation of the rain forest in parts of Central and South America?

A) Swidden agriculture.
B) Intensive subsistence agriculture.
C) Aquaculture.
D) Livestock ranching.
E) Truck farming.


Answer: D

Boserup theorized that when population increased in a subsistence agriculturally based community the level of technology and labor efforts must

Boserup theorized that when population increased in a subsistence agriculturally based community the level of technology and labor efforts must

A) increase to meet the demands of increased population pressures.
B) increase by purchasing new machinery from MDCs.
C) increase by sending students to technical schools.
D) decrease due to the high cost of machinery.
E) decrease because more children need to finish their education.


Answer: A

Boserup's basic thesis with respect to population growth in cultures that practiced subsistence agriculture was that

Boserup's basic thesis with respect to population growth in cultures that practiced subsistence agriculture was that

A) population increase would decimate local resources.
B) population increase would be accompanied by an increase in how intensely land would be used.
C) population increase would become unsustainable.
D) population increase would lead to out-migration.
E) population increase would lead to competition for limited resources


Answer: B

The farm crisis in the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s resulted in

The farm crisis in the United States during the late 1970s and 1980s resulted in

A) many family farms going bankrupt.
B) corporate farms playing a larger role in rural America.
C) increased size of the average farm.
D) making it more difficult for an individual to become a farmer.
E) all of the above.


Answer: E

Globalization impacts dairy farming in all of the following ways except

Globalization impacts dairy farming in all of the following ways except

A) increased the use of feedlots.
B) increased the percentage of ownership in fewer hands.
C) increased the use of mechanization in dairy operations.
D) increased the size of farms.
E) increased the number of dairy cattle in the United States and the U.K.



Answer: E