Question 1

Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests, produces large amounts of waste, and demands large inputs of land, feed, and water.

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Question 2

The United States' agricultural system employs more people than the automotive, steel, and housing industries combined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What agricultural style prevents erosion on steep slopes?

Accepted Answer

A)  windbreaks
B)  conservation tillage farming
C)  terracing
D)  strip cropping
E)  crop rotation

Question 4

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

Accepted Answer

A)  human labor and draft animals
B)  monoculture
C)  feedlots to raise many animals in a small space
D)  large amounts of fossil fuels during cultivation and harvesting
E)  industrialized agriculture

Question 5

Soil conservation on farms is best implemented by which of the following methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  terracing, contour farming, and alley cropping
B)  contour farming, plowing, and cover crops
C)  alley cropping, cover crops, and plowing
D)  plowing, tilling, and contour farming
E)  cover crops, alley cropping, and tilling

Question 6

Labeling
 
-In the accompanying world food production map, choose the location that principally involves intensive traditional agriculture.

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The answer of Labeling
 
-In the accompanying world food production...

Question 7

What can an individual do to reduce exposure to pesticides? List at least three ways.

Accepted Answer

Individuals can grow organic food or buy...

Question 8

Sustainable agriculture

Accepted Answer

A)  treats agriculture as an industry.
B)  treats long-term soil quality as a top priority.
C)  has a goal of increasing short-term crop production.
D)  depends on genetic engineering of high-yield crops.
E)  never includes crop rotation.

Question 9

Which type of agriculture is most characteristic of more-developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  plantation agriculture
B)  traditional intensive agriculture
C)  traditional subsistence agriculture
D)  industrialized agriculture
E)  sustainable agriculture

Question 10

Which of the following would be used to kill weeds?

Accepted Answer

A)  herbicides
B)  rodenticides
C)  fungicides
D)  insecticides
E)  natural enemies

Question 11

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest, what is a lady bird beetle (lady bug)  that eats the aphid?

Accepted Answer

A)  A natural enemy
B)  A pesticide
C)  A parasite
D)  An invasive species
E)  A nematode

Question 12

Livestock production generates more of the world's greenhouse gases than the transportation sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

U.S. consumers pay less than the market price of their total food costs. What are three of the hidden costs related to their food consumption?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and could include taxe...

Question 14

The need for large inputs of commercial inorganic fertilizers is a disadvantage to the green revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____________________ result from altering an organism's genetic material to produce desirable traits and therefore, are very controversial.

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Genetically modified...

Exam 7: Food, Soil, and Pest Management

The United States' agricultural system employs more people than the automotive, steel, and housing industries combined.

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Labeling -In the accompanying world food production map, choose the location that principally involves intensive traditional agriculture.

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Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

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Livestock production generates more of the world's greenhouse gases than the transportation sector.

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_____________________ result from altering an organism's genetic material to produce desirable traits and therefore, are very controversial.

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Genetically modified...
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Soil conservation on farms is best implemented by which of the following methods?

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Which type of agriculture is most characteristic of more-developed countries?

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What can an individual do to reduce exposure to pesticides? List at least three ways.

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Individuals can grow organic food or buy...
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U.S. consumers pay less than the market price of their total food costs. What are three of the hidden costs related to their food consumption?

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The need for large inputs of commercial inorganic fertilizers is a disadvantage to the green revolution.

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What agricultural style prevents erosion on steep slopes?

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If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest, what is a lady bird beetle (lady bug) that eats the aphid?

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Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests, produces large amounts of waste, and demands large inputs of land, feed, and water.

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Sustainable agriculture

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Which of the following would be used to kill weeds?

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Exam 7: Food, Soil, and Pest Management

The United States' agricultural system employs more people than the automotive, steel, and housing industries combined.

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Labeling -In the accompanying world food production map, choose the location that principally involves intensive traditional agriculture.

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Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

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Livestock production generates more of the world's greenhouse gases than the transportation sector.

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_____________________ result from altering an organism's genetic material to produce desirable traits and therefore, are very controversial.

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Soil conservation on farms is best implemented by which of the following methods?

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Which type of agriculture is most characteristic of more-developed countries?

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What can an individual do to reduce exposure to pesticides? List at least three ways.

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U.S. consumers pay less than the market price of their total food costs. What are three of the hidden costs related to their food consumption?

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The need for large inputs of commercial inorganic fertilizers is a disadvantage to the green revolution.

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What agricultural style prevents erosion on steep slopes?

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If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest, what is a lady bird beetle (lady bug) that eats the aphid?

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Although highly efficient, ____________________ destroys mangrove forests, produces large amounts of waste, and demands large inputs of land, feed, and water.

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Sustainable agriculture

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Which of the following would be used to kill weeds?

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Individuals can grow organic food or buy...
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