Classroom Response System Questions Chapter 11: Agriculture

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1) Geographers are interested in a) the origins of agriculture 1) Geographers are interested in a) the origins of agriculture. b) trace the geography of changes in the production of food and raising livestock. c) early hearths of agriculture. d) the imprint of agriculture on the cultural landscape. e) all of the above

2) This map (Fig. 11.2) indicates that there are more acres used for organic agriculture in a) Florida than in Texas. b) Alabama than in Maine. c) West Virginia than in Vermont. d) North Carolina than in Wisconsin. e) Montana than in Louisiana.

3) This map (Fig. 11.3) indicates that a) the Hittites developed agriculture in Asia Minor about 1000 years ago. b) the Babylonians developed agriculture about 1000 years ago. c) the Egyptians developed agriculture after the Hittites. d) agriculture developed along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers about 1500 B.C.E. e) agriculture developed along between 3200-500 B.C.E.

4) This map (Fig. 11.4) indicates that a) Australia is one of eleven areas where agricultural innovations occurred. b) the United States is one of eleven areas where agricultural innovations occurred. c) Russia is responsible for agricultural innovation in Asia. d) agricultural innovations took place on all continents except Australia. e) the Sahara once supported intense agriculture.

5) This table (Table 11.1) indicates that a) coffees were domesticated in Europe. b) sweet potatoes were domesticated in the East African Highlands. c) teas were domesticated in Eastern India and Western Burma. d) rices were domesticated in several regions. e) eggplants were domesticated in several

6) This figure (Fig. 11.7) represents a) Hudson’s model of rural development in the United States’ Great Plains. b) Sauer’s model of the spatial distribution of hunting areas in Europe. c) Sauer’s model of the spatial distribution of agricultural innovation. d) Von Thünen’s model of the spatial distribution of agricultural activities. e) Von Thünen’s model of the spatial distribution of irrigated agriculture.

7) This map (Fig. 11.9) indicates that in an average year, little surplus agriculture can be sold on markets in a) Florida. b) South Sudan. c) Tunisia. d) Nepal. e) Argentina.

8) This map of the Unites States (Fig. 11 8) This map of the Unites States (Fig. 11.11) indicates that a) most western states were surveyed using metes-and-bounds. b) most western states have not been surveyed. c) land in upstate New York was surveyed using the federal rectangular grid. d) land along the lower Mississippi River was subdivided into irregular large estates. e) land in Vermont and New Hampshire was subdivided by townships.

9) This World Climates map (Fig. 11 9) This World Climates map (Fig. 11.17) indicates that a) Texas and Saudi Arabia have similar climate patterns. b) New York and Bulgaria have similar climate patterns. c) California and Morocco have similar climate patterns. d) Georgia and Indonesia have similar climate patterns. e) Florida and Italy have similar climate patterns.

10) This World Agriculture map (Fig. 11 10) This World Agriculture map (Fig. 11.18) indicates that a) Oklahoma and Spain have similar patterns of agriculture. b) Montana and India have similar patterns of agriculture. c) Florida and Cuba have similar patterns of agriculture. d) Oregon and South Korea have similar patterns of agriculture. e) Illinois and Germany have similar patterns of agriculture.

11) This map of the Unites States (Fig. 11 11) This map of the Unites States (Fig. 11.23) suggests a) that people are moving to farms in Montana. b) that people are moving to farms in California. c) that most farms are located on Federal and Indian land. d) that Americans value fresh food. e) that there is a tension between farmers and urban planners.