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Agri-Zones: Regions of Production Answers

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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
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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
3

Which of the following was not an effect of industrialization and mechanization?

A
Urbanization increased as people moved to cities to find work in factories.
B
Farmers needed fewer laborers in their fields.
C
The need for skilled workers in the textile industry increased.
D
The principles of mass production were applied in many industries.
4

Characteristics of subsistence farming include all of the following except __________.

A
the use of pesticides
B
shifting cultivation
C
farmers that stay in one place
D
the lack of tractors and machinery
5

Shifting cultivation is best described as __________.

A
growing cash crops instead of crops for one’s own use
B
abandoning land as soon as the soil begins to degrade
C
changing crops from year to year based on demand
D
choosing which crops to grow based on climate zone
6

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.

A
T
B
F
7

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Based on the map above, which of the following statements is accurate?

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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.
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Terraces are used in agriculture to __________.

A
practice shifting cultivation
B
increase the amount of arable land
C
increase the amount of erosion
D
increase the effects of deforestation
9

Coffee is an example of a __________.

A
luxury crop
B
subsistence crop
C
high-volume crop
D
mass-production crop
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Which of the following areas is best suited for livestock ranching?

A
coastal zones
B
drier climates
C
tropical regions
D
mountainous regions

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