Soil and Agriculture

Question 1

Why is Dutch agriculture critically dependent upon technology?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Dutch agriculture is characterized by plant production in greenhouses.

Question 2

Which of the following best explains why soil conservation is important to human agriculture?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is easier to prevent the degradation of old soil than it is to generate new soil.

Question 3

Field patterns are the same in all parts of the world.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 4

Which of the following is not an agricultural technique?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

none of the above

Question 5

Victory gardens were used in World Wars I and II to augment the public food supply and aid the war effort.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 6

Which of the following is the most damaging method of soil remediation?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

soil excavation and disposal

Question 7

Which of the following is not true concerning tropical plantations?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wheat and corn are common products of tropical plantations.

Question 8

Pastoral farming is best described as _______.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a method of raising livestock and moving herds

Question 9

Which of the following are some reasons for the variations in agricultural practices around the world?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 10

How does flooding rice fields reduce the need for herbicides and pesticides in rice farming?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

While rice has a submerged growth state, most weeds and pests do not.

Soil and Agriculture Answers