Answer questions 1 and 2 based on the map shown below:
1. Which statement is most supported by the information on the map above?
- a. Less developed countries use tractors and machinery since they tend to have agrarian economies.
- b. Machinery and tractors are more associated with intensive agricultural methods.
- c. More developed countries are more likely to use tractors and machinery in agriculture.
- d. Subsistence agricultural economies cause no environmental degradation.
- e. The larger the size of the country the less tractors and machinery used in agriculture.
a. This is WRONG because countries that have agrarian economies practice subsistence agriculture and do not use or have access to machinery and tractors
b. This is WRONG because intensive agriculture involves large amounts of human and/or animal labor per unit of arable land.
c. This is CORRECT because more developed countries are able to produce and widely afford agricultural machinery and tractors.
d. This is WRONG because even though subsistence agriculture may use less machinery or tractors, methods such as shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism can lead to destruction of large tracts of forest and overgrazing of grasslands.
e. This is WRONG because large countries like Canada and the United States use large numbers of machinery and tractors per unit of arable land.
b. This is WRONG because intensive agriculture involves large amounts of human and/or animal labor per unit of arable land.
c. This is CORRECT because more developed countries are able to produce and widely afford agricultural machinery and tractors.
d. This is WRONG because even though subsistence agriculture may use less machinery or tractors, methods such as shifting cultivation and pastoral nomadism can lead to destruction of large tracts of forest and overgrazing of grasslands.
e. This is WRONG because large countries like Canada and the United States use large numbers of machinery and tractors per unit of arable land.
2. Based on the information on the map above, which of the following regions would be most likely defined by high levels of subsistence agriculture?
- a. East Asia
- b. Europe
- c. Latin America
- d. North America
- e. Sub-Saharan Africa
a. This is WRONG because countries such as South Korea, China, and Japan demonstrate large usage of agricultural machinery and tractors which are typically found in commercial agricultural economies.
b. This is WRONG because European countries have very high numbers of agricultural machinery and tractors which is common in commercial agricultural economies.
c. This is WRONG because even though lower than regions with high usage of machinery, there are several countries that appear to have high usage making it difficult to associate the entire region as demonstrating subsistence economies.
d. This is WRONG because as a region the United States and Canada both have very high usage of machinery and tractors per unit of arable land which is common in commercial agriculture.
e. This is CORRECT because many countries have low usage of agricultural machinery and tractors which is typical of subsistence agricultural economies.
b. This is WRONG because European countries have very high numbers of agricultural machinery and tractors which is common in commercial agricultural economies.
c. This is WRONG because even though lower than regions with high usage of machinery, there are several countries that appear to have high usage making it difficult to associate the entire region as demonstrating subsistence economies.
d. This is WRONG because as a region the United States and Canada both have very high usage of machinery and tractors per unit of arable land which is common in commercial agriculture.
e. This is CORRECT because many countries have low usage of agricultural machinery and tractors which is typical of subsistence agricultural economies.
Answer question 3 and 4 based on the map shown below:
3. The map above shows a relationship between agriculture production and consumption because crops such as cocoa
- a. are part of crop rotation with food crops such as corn and wheat.
- b. are produced in more developed countries but consumed in the countries on the map.
- c. are products of subsistence agriculture and tend to be consumed locally.
- d. are usually produced in less developed countries but consumed in more developed countries.
- e. tend to be both produced and consumed in the same country.
a. This is WRONG because the majority of climate regions where cocoa is produced are not conducive to the production of corn or wheat.
b. This is WRONG because the countries shown producing cocoa are typically less developed countries.
c. This is WRONG because cocoa is a plantation crop (commercial agriculture) that is produced to be sold in more developed countries where profits are greater than selling locally.
d. This is CORRECT because luxury crops such as cocoa are produced in less developed countries but largely consumed in more developed countries.
e. This is WRONG because crops like cocoa are relatively expensive in the countries of production and also less nutritional than crops typically consumed in these region.
b. This is WRONG because the countries shown producing cocoa are typically less developed countries.
c. This is WRONG because cocoa is a plantation crop (commercial agriculture) that is produced to be sold in more developed countries where profits are greater than selling locally.
d. This is CORRECT because luxury crops such as cocoa are produced in less developed countries but largely consumed in more developed countries.
e. This is WRONG because crops like cocoa are relatively expensive in the countries of production and also less nutritional than crops typically consumed in these region.
4. One challenge for countries such as those shaded on the map above is ...
- a. establishing trade routes to distribute the crop in other countries
- b. fostering demand for cocoa that is enough to sustain the businesses
- c. increased consumption within the country despite concerns of an obesity epidemic
- d. implementing commercial agriculture in place of subsistence agriculture
- e. the dependence on one or a few crops instead of a diversified agricultural system
a. This is WRONG because global trade routes are established to transport cocoa to the more developed countries where it is consumed.
b. This is WRONG because there is high demand for chocolate globally which is produced from cocoa.
c. This is WRONG because of the cost of cocoa as well as the greater profits from selling in more developed countries.
d. This is WRONG because cocoa is produced in plantation agriculture which is a type of commercial agriculture.
e. This is CORRECT because if the price of the crop drops, there are few other products to balance out the drop causing a large economic impact.
b. This is WRONG because there is high demand for chocolate globally which is produced from cocoa.
c. This is WRONG because of the cost of cocoa as well as the greater profits from selling in more developed countries.
d. This is WRONG because cocoa is produced in plantation agriculture which is a type of commercial agriculture.
e. This is CORRECT because if the price of the crop drops, there are few other products to balance out the drop causing a large economic impact.
Answer question 5 based on the map shown below:
5. Which of the following statements best explains the change shown in the graph above?
- a. South Korea became completely dependent upon agricultural imports from other countries as the economy shifted to more service activities.
- b. South Korea began to utilize agricultural imports from heavily agricultural North Korea as the two moved towards greater economic integration.
- c. South Korea’s focus on technological development decreased the demand for agricultural products in the country.
- d. South Korea’s population declined due to a low total fertility rate and therefore did not need as many farmers to support the population.
- e. South Korea transitioned from more subsistence to commercial agriculture as it became more economically developed.
a. This is WRONG because there are still farmers in South Korea, so it is not completely dependent on other countries for agricultural products.
b. This is WRONG because there is limited trade between North and South Korea.
c. This is WRONG because even as a country develops there is not a decrease in the demand for agricultural products.
d. This is WRONG because even though it is true that South Korea’s total fertility rate has dropped, the population has continued to grow and is not predicted to begin to contract until after the time frame shown in the graph. This means the impact of fertility is not shown in the graph.
e. This is CORRECT because as a country develops, like South Korea has, technology is more used in agriculture allowing for fewer workers to be needed for agricultural production.
b. This is WRONG because there is limited trade between North and South Korea.
c. This is WRONG because even as a country develops there is not a decrease in the demand for agricultural products.
d. This is WRONG because even though it is true that South Korea’s total fertility rate has dropped, the population has continued to grow and is not predicted to begin to contract until after the time frame shown in the graph. This means the impact of fertility is not shown in the graph.
e. This is CORRECT because as a country develops, like South Korea has, technology is more used in agriculture allowing for fewer workers to be needed for agricultural production.