Geography 3202 Test Unit IVa Farm and Forest Name: ___________________________________________

Part One Shade in the BEST ANSWER on the scantron sheet provided: 30 Marks

1. In which form of agriculture would you find high levels of technology on a small parcel of land?

(A) extensive (B) intensive (C) shifting (D) subsistence

2. Which farming operation is described in the scenario below?

Mr. Smith has a mixed vegetable farm which specializes in potatoes, carrots, and turnip, and employs 10 workers.

(A) agribusiness (B) commercial (C) shifting cultivation (D) subsistence

3 Within the context of a farming operation, which would describe a truck or tractor?

(A) capital resource (B) natural input (C) human resource (D) process

4. Which type of farming operation involves the growing of rice to sell?

(A) agribusiness (B) commercial (C) extensive (D) subsistence

5. Which farming operation is described in the diagram below?

(A) agribusiness (B) commercial (C) shifting cultivation (D) subsistence

6. According to the triangular graph, which soil texture would be most suitable for farming?

(A) 10% sand; 10% clay; 80% silt

(B) 40% sand; 30% clay; 30% silt

(C) 53% sand; 43% clay; 14% silt

(D) 65% sand; 15% clay; 20% silt

7. Which is the largest particle in soil?

(A) clay (B) silt

(C) gravel (D) sand

8. One of the greatest factors that determine

whether a forest will grow in a region is

(A) amount of precipitation.

(B) sunshine days

(C) soil temperature

(D) prevailing winds

9. Which refers to saw milling in a forestry operation?

(A) capital (B) process (C) output (D) input

10. Which would be an output in a farming operation?

(A) carrots (B) maintenance (C) tractor (D) weeding

11. Which is a human input in a farming operation?

(A) climate (B) genetically altered seed

(C) quality and depth of soil (D) sunlight

12. Which item is an input in a potato chip plant?

(A) marketing (B) potato chips (C) quality control (D) salt

13. Which type of farming operation is described below?

(A) agribusiness (B) nomadic (C) extensive (D) subsistence

14. Which would best represent a commercial intensive farming operation in the developed world? A

15. Which type of agriculture involves slash and burn methods and is normally associated with extensive

farming?

(A) agribusiness (B) mixed farming (C) shifting cultivation (D) nomadic herding

16. Which condition is necessary for a natural material to be considered a resource?

(A) accessible location (B) appropriate technology

(C) correct climatic conditions (D) transportation infrastructure

17. Which form of agriculture is usually found in areas with low land value where high revenues are

unimportant?

(A) agribusiness (B) extensive (C) intensive (D) shifting

18. If nobody wanted to buy potatoes anymore, which of the following statements would be true?

(A) potatoes would still be a resource (B) potatoes would no longer be a resource

(C) potatoes would only be considered capital (D) none of the above are correct

19. Which type of farming operation is described below?

Juan has a small vegetable garden on his land where he produces just enough food for his family.

(A) agribusiness (B) subsistence (C) extensive (D) commercial

20. Which combination determines if a natural material is actually a resource?

(A) inputs, culture, outputs (B) need, process, inputs

(C) technology, profit, need (D) process, culture, outputs

21. Which would be considered a process in an agribusiness industry?

(A) capital (B) climate (C) technology (D) transportation

22. Which refers to a tree harvester in a forestry operation?

(A) capital (B) input (C) output (D) process

23. The diagram shows how prime marketable logs are

harvested and removed from the forest by helicopter. This is a

type of which harvesting method?

(A) clear cutting

(B) strip cutting

(C) selective cutting

(D) shelter wood cutting

24. Which harvesting method is best illustrated below?

(A) clear cutting (B) selective cutting

(C) shifting cultivation (D) slash and burn

25. Which set of descriptions identifies harvesting of trees by clear cutting?

1. All timber in the area is harvested at the same time.

2. It is the most economical form of harvesting.

3. 20 to 100 meter wide areas are harvested.

4. It is the least dangerous form of tree harvesting.

(A) 1, 2, and 3

(B) 2, 3, and 4

(C) 3, 4, and 1

(D) 4, 1, and 2

26. Which harvesting method requires replanting with tree seedlings?

(A) clear cutting (B) selective cutting

(C) shifting cultivation (D) strip cutting

27. Which farming operation is described in the diagram below?

(A) agribusiness (B) commercial (C) shifting cultivation (D) subsistence

28. Which continent is experiencing the highest amount of deforestation?

(A) Africa (B) Australia (C) Europe (D) North America

29. Which of the following is a strategy for a sustainable forest which we covered in class?

(A) develop a logging program

(B) refit saw mills

(C) Improve what we input into forest

(D) redesign and upgrade logging roads

30. Which represents selective cutting? C