Modern Agriculture: Changing Landscapes

Question 1

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the use of pesticides

Question 2

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Coffee is grown in tropical climates along the Equator.

Question 3

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The need for skilled workers in the textile industry increased.

Question 4

Commercial agriculture consists of raising food for trade and profit, while subsistence agriculture focuses on --

Revolt · Accepted Answer

providing the basic needs of the farmer's family

Question 5

The world’s largest producer of corn is __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the USA

Question 6

Commercial farming includes all of the following except __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

shifting cultivation

Question 7

Terraces are used in agriculture to __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

increase the amount of arable land

Question 8

Climate determines all of the following except __________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the price of produce

Modern Agriculture: Changing Landscapes Answers