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Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ________ of which were classified as found in MDCs and ________ as found in LDCs.
A) 6; 5
B) 1; 10
C) 8; 11
D) 10; 1
E) 11; 1
A) 6; 5
B) 1; 10
C) 8; 11
D) 10; 1
E) 11; 1
A
Pigs were domesticated in
A) Southeast Asia.
B) South America.
C) Ethiopia.
D) northern China.
E) Southwest Asia
A) Southeast Asia.
B) South America.
C) Ethiopia.
D) northern China.
E) Southwest Asia
E
Potatoes were domesticated in
A) Southeast Asia.
B) Southwest Asia.
C) Ethiopia.
D) northern China.
E) the Americas.
A) Southeast Asia.
B) Southwest Asia.
C) Ethiopia.
D) northern China.
E) the Americas.
E
The earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, and rice crops are thought to have originated in Asia about
A) 10,000 years ago.
B) 100,000 years ago.
C) 1.1 million years ago.
D) 1,000 years ago.
E) 10 million years ago.
A) 10,000 years ago.
B) 100,000 years ago.
C) 1.1 million years ago.
D) 1,000 years ago.
E) 10 million years ago.
A
The earliest known domesticated squash crops are thought to have originated in the Americas more than
A) 9,000 years ago.
B) 90,000 years ago.
C) 1.1 million years ago.
D) 900 years ago.
E) 10 million years ago.
A) 9,000 years ago.
B) 90,000 years ago.
C) 1.1 million years ago.
D) 900 years ago.
E) 10 million years ago.
A
Seed agriculture probably reached Europe from
A) western India.
B) northern China.
C) Ethiopia.
D) Southwest Asia.
E) Southeast Asia.
A) western India.
B) northern China.
C) Ethiopia.
D) Southwest Asia.
E) Southeast Asia.
D
The map of crop hearths indicates that
A) maize, potatoes, squash, and peppers were first domesticated in the Americas.
B) specific crops can be grown only in and near their crop hearths.
C) potatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Europe.
D) coconuts, pigeonpeas, maize, and tomatoes were first domesticated in Southeast Asia.
E) soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in East Asia.
A) maize, potatoes, squash, and peppers were first domesticated in the Americas.
B) specific crops can be grown only in and near their crop hearths.
C) potatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Europe.
D) coconuts, pigeonpeas, maize, and tomatoes were first domesticated in Southeast Asia.
E) soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in East Asia.
A
The map of crop hearths indicates that
A) yams, sorghum, coffee, and cowpeas were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
B) maize, potatoes, squash, and taro were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
C) potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
D) coconuts, pigeonpeas, cowpeas, and coffee were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
E) soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A) yams, sorghum, coffee, and cowpeas were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
B) maize, potatoes, squash, and taro were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
C) potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
D) coconuts, pigeonpeas, cowpeas, and coffee were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
E) soybeans, rice, squash, coconuts, and sorghum were first domesticated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A
The map of animal hearths indicates that
A) llamas, alpacas, and turkeys were domesticated in the Southwest Asia.
B) cattle were domesticated in the Americas.
C) pigs, goats, and sheep were domesticated in the Southwest Asia.
D) chickens were domesticated in Southwest Asia.
E) horses were domesticated in the Americas.
A) llamas, alpacas, and turkeys were domesticated in the Southwest Asia.
B) cattle were domesticated in the Americas.
C) pigs, goats, and sheep were domesticated in the Southwest Asia.
D) chickens were domesticated in Southwest Asia.
E) horses were domesticated in the Americas.
C
Hunting and gathering societies
A) include about 15 percent of the world's people.
B) are found in isolated places in the world.
C) are characterized by large concentrations of people.
D) occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe.
E) are responsible for most of the environmental degradation of the planet.
A) include about 15 percent of the world's people.
B) are found in isolated places in the world.
C) are characterized by large concentrations of people.
D) occur nearly everywhere but are especially common in Europe.
E) are responsible for most of the environmental degradation of the planet.
B
The direction and frequency of hunter-gatherer migration depended on
A) the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants.
B) the shifting of climate patterns.
C) the arrival of imperial armies and other invading forces.
D) each group's size and the ability to run over long distances.
E) mathematical processes.
A) the movement of game and the seasonal growth of plants.
B) the shifting of climate patterns.
C) the arrival of imperial armies and other invading forces.
D) each group's size and the ability to run over long distances.
E) mathematical processes.
A
According to the "Change in Undernourishment" chart, there has been a recent decrease in undernourishment in
A) Southeast Asia.
B) South Asia.
C) East Asia.
D) Sub-Saharan Africa.
E) North Africa.
A) Southeast Asia.
B) South Asia.
C) East Asia.
D) Sub-Saharan Africa.
E) North Africa.
A
Which type of agriculture is found primarily in less developed countries?
A) Mediterranean
B) plantation
C) truck farming
D) commercial gardening
E) mechanized
A) Mediterranean
B) plantation
C) truck farming
D) commercial gardening
E) mechanized
B
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
A) humid low-latitude
B) dry
C) warm mid-latitude
D) cold mid-latitude
E) highlands
A) humid low-latitude
B) dry
C) warm mid-latitude
D) cold mid-latitude
E) highlands
A
Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world's people?
A) hunting and gathering
B) shifting cultivation
C) pastoral nomadism
D) intensive subsistence
E) plantation
A) hunting and gathering
B) shifting cultivation
C) pastoral nomadism
D) intensive subsistence
E) plantation
D