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Pastoral farming is best described as _______.

a method of raising livestock and moving herds

an African method of agriculture

a method of cultivating crops on poor soils

a common method of desert farming

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Genetically modified foods can contain genes from different, unrelated organisms.

The high productivity of American agriculture is exemplified by _______.

low crop yields per farm worker

high crop yields per farm worker

the small cultivated area per inhabitant

the small cultivated area per farmer

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

Why is Dutch agriculture critically dependent upon technology?

It produces almost 50% of the world supply of cut flowers and indoor plants.

It relies almost exclusively on genetically engineered crops.

Dutch agriculture is characterized by plant production in greenhouses.

Dutch fruit and vegetable production contributes to the global food supply.

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

Erosion prevention prevents millions of dollars in damage from mudslides.

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

If the soil salinity gets too high crops will not be able to grow in it.

Soil contamination is a hazard to human and animal health.

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

The same agricultural practices are used in every country of the world.

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

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

Flooding the fields causes the soil to degrade so weeds cannot take root.

Residual herbicides and pesticides from previous seasons dissolve in the water.

All of the above

Which of the following is not an agricultural technique?

irrigation

selective breeding

livestock herding

none of the above

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