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Economic Factors of Agricultural Production Answers

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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.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following is not a factor that is increasing the risk of a widespread famine before 2050?

A
water scarcity
B
overpopulation
C
agricultural shift to biofuel production
D
increased crop diversification
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Irrigation machinery has __________ the amount of irrigated land in the US.

A
doubled
B
tripled
C
quadrupled
D
quintupled
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Which of the following is not one of the three important developments that was made in agriculture in the past 50 years?

A
a growing labor force
B
the use of biotechnology
C
increased mechanization
D
the development of agriculture as a business
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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
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Which statement about agricultural production in Africa is false?

A
Agricultural production has increased significantly since 1960.
B
Population is increasing, so the demand for food is also increasing.
C
Soil fertility and quality are decreasing.
D
Limited investment has been made in mechanization on the continent.
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A limited-resource farmer __________.

A
lacks access to capital and labor
B
sells to a highly specialized market
C
is able to farm more efficiently using fewer resources
D
is compensated with tax benefits for using fewer resources
8

Tractors first were manufactured on a large scale in the year _____.

A
1890
B
1902
C
1914
D
1935
9

Biotechnology has contributed all of the following to agriculture except __________.

A
pesticides
B
synthetic fertilizers
C
shifting cultivation
D
bioengineered crops
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All of the following are typical challenges faced by limited-resource farmers except __________.

A
having less access to capital, labor, and equipment
B
facing social and cultural barriers in some societies
C
having larger-than-average farms, but not having the equipment to farm them effectively
D
having a lower education level and an inability to adapt new technologies to their farms

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