Quizels Play: APHG Unit 5 Trivia

Intensive farming is...

The clearing of natural swamp areas to create fields

Farming that requires a lot of labor to produce food

Farming with machines

Where small amounts of capital and labour are used in relation to the amount of land being farmed

Subsistence agriculture is agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family

True

False

What is the bid-rent theory?

Seeds that have been engineered to be stronger and more productive. They will produce more crops peer seed, need less water, and can survive in warmer climates

Different land users are prepared to pay different amounts, for locations at various distances from the city center.

A farming method involving the cutting of trees, then burning them to provide ash-enriched soil for the planting of crops

The amount of biological or living diversity per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity and genetic diversity

Economies of scale is the property whereby long-run average total cost falls as the quantity of output increases

True

False

What is the "Green Revolution"

A traditional subsistence agricultural system in which practitioners depend on the seasonal movements of livestock within marginal natural environments.

Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.

Tools and equipment were modified, methods of soil preparation, fertilization, crop care, and harvesting improved the general organization of agriculture made more efficient

Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family

Physical environment (in terms of agriculture) is the integrated network of sourcing, production, and distribution, organized on a worldwide scale and located in countries where competitive advantage can be maximized

True

False

Community-supported agriculture is...

Rigid grid-like pattern used to facilitate the dispersal of settlers evenly across a community

A process in which consumers buy shares from local farmers in exchange for weekly produce

Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area

Plantation agriculture is

Growing specialized crops such as bananas, coffee, and cacao in tropical developing countries, primarily for sale to developed countries.

A farming method involving the cutting of trees, then burning them to provide ash-enriched soil for the planting of crops

The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.

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