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Final Jeopardy Question Agriculture and the Economy Subsistence Farming Commercial Farming Picture This (type of farming) Miscellaneous 500 500 500 500 500 400 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 Final Jeopardy Question

500 pts Most cereal grains produced in the Untied States are A. given away as foreign aid. B. exported to developing countries C. turned into processed foods such as breakfast cereals and breads. D. sold to food processing industries. E. fed to livestock. E Back

400 pts What type of business practice significantly reduces the commodity chain for an agricultural product such as chocolate. Sustainable agriculture. B. Organic farming. C. Integrated management. D. Fair trade movement. E. Wholesale shopping. A. Back

300 pts What is the difference between farms in an LDC and farms in an MDC that grow the same crop? $$$ vs. Consumption Back

200 pts The trend whereby large corporations buy and control many different steps in a food-processing industry is commonly referred to as A. agribusiness. B. commercial agriculture. C. biotechnical revolution. D. industrial agriculture. E. all of the above. A. Agribusiness Back

100 pts What sector of the economy is agriculture? Primary Back

500 pts How do pastoral nomads end up hurting the environment and help lead to the desertification of some areas? Overgrazing Back

400 pts In which region/continent is shifting cultivation is still practiced the most? A. South Asia. B. East Asia. C. North Africa. D. Central Asia. E. South America. F. Australia G. Eastern Europe E. South America Back

300 pts All of the following are types of subsistence agriculture EXCEPT A. pastoral nomadism. B. truck farming. C. shifting cultivation. D. swidden agriculture. E. intensive rice farming. B Back

200 pts Provide at least 2 reasons that people first domesticated animals Animals provided meat. Animals provided milk. Animals provided furs and skins. Animals were beasts of burden. Back

100 pts What is the practice of herders moving their animals between mountain pastures and lowland valleys? Transhumance Back

500 pts What two crops do farmers usually rotate between in the Midwest and why do they rotate those two crops? Corn and Soybeans to maintain soil fertility Back

400 pts In Mediterranean agriculture farmers derive most of their income from A. sheep and goats. B. dairy products for various types of cheeses. C. wheat grown for bread and pasta production. D. fruits and vegetables. E. tomatoes. D Back

300 pts  All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPT A. A heavy reliance on machinery. B. the product is consumed off the farm. C. there is little relationship to other businesses. D. a small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture. E. the average size of farms is hundreds of acres. C Back

200 pts Dairy farmers specialize in other products rather than fresh milk because A. of the low profit margin of milk. B. they are located outside the milkshed. C. of the high cost of feed. D. of the high cost of land. B Back

100 pts All of the following are examples of intensive commercial agriculture EXCEPT A. dairy. B. truck farming. C. mixed crop and livestock. D. horticulture. E. paddy rice farming. E Back

500 pts The process by which people engaged in shifting cultivation plant crops of varying heights in order to protect lower crops is called Intertillage Back

400 pts The biotechnical agricultural revolution is best characterized by A. the integration of crop rotation systems with technology. B. the use of remote sensing in determining irrigation levels. C. the incorporation of genetically modified crops. D. the use of integrated pest management. E. the development of more palatable grains. C. GMOs Back

300 pts All of the following are major wheat producing states EXCEPT A. North Dakota. B. Nebraska. C. Kansas. D. Iowa. E. Montana. Iowa - Corn Back

200 pts What was the invention in the late 1800s that changed the geography of cattle ranching (in the Great Plains)? A. the harvester. B. barbed wire. C. the steel tipped plow. D. the John Deere tractor. E. the McCormick combine. Back

100 pts Which agricultural practice from the Von Thunen model is NO LONGER needed close to the city? A. Dairy. B. Forestry. C. Grazing. D. Mixed crop and livestock. E. Horticulture. B. Forestry Back

500 pts What type of tillage is pictured? Intertillage Back

400 pts What type of farming is represented in this image? Back Plantation Back

300 pts Image the farmer owns ALL the land pictured. What type of farming is represented in this image? Mixed crop and livestock Back

200 pts What type of farming is done in the regions pictured below? Mediterranean Back

100 pts What type of farming is represented in this image? Back Slash and Burn farming Back

Final Jeopardy Time is up! You have 1 minute! Name at least two reasons GMOs are good and two reasons GMOs are bad. Time is up! You have 1 minute! Back