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Consequences of Agricultural Practices (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions

12 mins12 questions
11 mark

When land becomes dry and arid, this is known as

  • Climate change

  • Wetlands

  • Desertification

  • Soil salinization

  • Pollution

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21 mark

Which of the following is a positive environmental impact of agricultural land use?

  • Decreased water quality

  • Loss of habitat

  • Increased wetlands

  • Air pollution

  • Soil erosion

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41 mark

Crop dusting is 

  • The increase of pollen on crops in the growing season

  • The use of a plane to spray pesticides and other chemicals 

  • The application of water supply to increase crop growth

  • The application of seeds to the soil

  • The removal of trees to make way for agriculture

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51 mark

Which of the following is not a useful conservation effort to reduce the negative effects of large-scale agriculture?

  • Cover crops

  • Legislative water protection

  • Terrace farming

  • Organic farming 

  • Sustainable fisheries

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61 mark

Decreased biodiversity may lead to

  • Deforestation 

  • Wetlands

  • Slash and burn

  • High-calorie diets

  • Food insecurity 

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71 mark

What does it mean when farmers leave fields to lay fallow?

  • Depleting the land until the soil is useless

  • Saturating the land with water for agricultural purposes

  • Leaving the land after the vegetation has been burned

  • When the arable land is left unfarmed for 1 or more farming cycles

  • When the land becomes arid and dry

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81 mark

Pastoral nomadism can often be the culprit of

  • Overgrazing 

  • Deforestation

  • Soil salinization 

  • Terracing

  • Wetlands

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91 mark

Soil salinization is 

  • The increased salt content in the soil, creating a harsh environment for crops to grow.

  • The pollution of soils from pesticide use.

  • The drying of the land, until it resembles a desert.

  • The degradation of land by grazing animals.

  • The increased water supply to support crop growth.

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101 mark

Where in the world won’t you find practices of pastoral nomadism?

  • Tibet

  • Kenya

  • Somalia

  • Nepal

  • Finland

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111 mark

Which of the following best describes the technique of shifting cultivation? 

  • The movement of people and their herds over time to find new grazing pastures.

  • The clearing of land through cutting and burning, leaving behind ash and nutrient-rich soils for cultivation.

  • Watering crops using infrastructure, instead of natural methods.

  • Familiar to subsistence agriculture, where agriculture is cultivated in one field, then moved to another, whilst the older field is left to fallow. 

  • Removing water from the land to allow crop growth or animal rearing. 

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121 mark

There are often gender differences within agriculture practice. Which of the following statements is not true?

  • Men typically do the physical labor.

  • Women may struggle financially to improve their productivity

  • Men are more likely to own or inherit land

  • Without education, women may struggle with economic knowledge

  • Women may struggle medically with far distances to female healthcare.

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