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Challenges of Contemporary Agriculture (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions

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11 mark

Where in the world are GMOs banned or firmly restricted?

  • The United States

  • Italy

  • Australia

  • Norway

  • India

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21 mark

Many fish populations in the wild have depleted. What has been a useful solution? 

  • Aquaculture

  • GMOs

  • Biotechnology

  • Overfishing

  • Pesticides

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31 mark

Where in the United States won’t you find a food desert?

  • In Indigenous communities

  • Communities with higher Non-white populations

  • Poorer areas

  • Rural communities

  • Wealthier white neighbourhoods

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41 mark

Genetically modified organisms are

  • Rearing plants and animals in water instead of on the land.

  • Plants or animals that have had their DNA adapted to improve them in some way.

  • The increased usefulness of plants for human agriculture using technology 

  • Those that have had no artificial chemicals used to produce.

  • Crops grown or animals reared in the Green Revolution.

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51 mark

 Which of the following is an example of a biofuel?

  • Corn

  • Diesel

  • Nuclear power

  • Coal

  • Petrol

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61 mark

Food security is

  • When food prices are stable

  • When food is protected from adverse climate conditions

  • When a person has access to enough safe and affordable food

  • When a person can afford food 

  • When food access is within 5 miles of their home

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71 mark

Which of the following is not an example of urban farming

  • Rooftop gardens

  • Vertical farming

  • Green walls

  • Aquaponics

  • Paddy fields

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81 mark

When communities purchase shares in local farms, to receive fresh produce, this is known as 

  • Food deserts

  • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) 

  • Fairtrade 

  • Urban farming

  • Organic farming

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91 mark
Black, blue, and green yin-yang style circular logo with a registered trademark symbol in the top right corner on a transparent background.

Refer to the image above. What logo does this represent?

  • Biofuels

  • The Green Revolution

  • Genetically Modified Organism

  • Organic

  • Fairtrade

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101 mark

In food deserts, what kind of food or food sources won’t be located?

  • Fresh produce

  • Ready meals

  • Fast food

  • Expensive foods

  • Fringe foods

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111 mark

Urban sprawl may result in what agricultural issues? 

  • Lower food costs

  • Increased food security

  • Reduction in arable land

  • Food perishability may increase

  • Supply chains may be disrupted 

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121 mark

Subsidies may cause problems if farmers rely on

  • Refrigeration

  • Weather

  • Conflict

  • One crop type

  • Exporting

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