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Chapter 11 Pre-Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Under what conditions do nomadic grazing and shifting agriculture work?
a. Large human populations where economy of scale works in their favor
b. Large human populations where conventional agriculture can be applied more easily
c. Small human populations where subsistence farming is used
d. Nomadic grazing and shifting agriculture cannot work due to the negative environmental
impacts that they have
e. Small populations where conventional agriculture is used
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2. Mechanization of agriculture is advantageous for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a. There is an economic advantage if cost of labor is high
b. Machines encourage the growth of several types of plants in a single farm
c. Mechanization allows farms to take advantage of economies of scale
d. There is an economic advantage if fuel prices are low
e. Staple crops such as beans and corn are more economically harvestable
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3. Worldwide, the largest component of the human diet is
a. Dairy products
b. Grain products
c. Fruits and vegetables
d. Meat products
e. Raw and processed sugars
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4. Marine fisheries are particularly susceptible to the tragedy of the commons because
a. International waters are governed by antiquated nautical law
b. Fishery collapse is viewed by many countries as a sign that they are managing populations
properly
c. Pollution is highest in areas with high fish populations
d. Fish are r-Selectors that experience boom and bust cycles
e. Fish are highly migratory, so they don’t belong to any one nation
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5. Which of the following problems is directly associated with irrigation?
I. Fishery collapse
II. Waterlogging
III. Salinization
a. II and III
b. I
c. I, II, and III
d. I and II
e. III
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6. Industrial Agriculture has many benefits. Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with industrial
agriculture?
a. Monoculture can be more efficient
b. The ratio of energy input to calorie output is low
c. Economy of scale can make the food less expensive
d. Larger food production per hectare
e. None of the above
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7. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is especially successful in developing countries because
a. IPM resembles traditional farming techniques so closely
b. The availability of high quality pesticides in developing countries is spotty at best
c. IPM has never been successful in developing countries
d. Developed nations often offer subsidies to farmers using IPM techniques
e. High-input industrial farming is not feasible because farmers lack financial resources
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8. A substance that kills invertebrates that feed on crops and breaks down relatively rapidly is called a
a. Persistent insecticide
b. Nonpersistent herbicide
c. Nonpersistent insecticide
d. Persistent herbicide
e. Pesticide treadmill
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9. When grain and other crops are grown for the purpose of animal feed all of the following are true EXCEPT
a. More land is required per calorie consumed
b. You can feed more people
c. Consumers of the animal products become secondary ecological consumers
d. Cost of food goes up due to increase in farmer input, fuel input, and competition for grain
e. Thermodynamics dictate that a smaller portion of energy will pass to the next level
____ 10. Typically, most of the energy subsidies in modern agriculture are in the form of
a. Manual labor
b. Hydroelectric power
c. Fossil fuels
d. Solar power
e. Nuclear power
____ 11. Place the following in order of increasing energy subsidy
I. Hunting & Gathering
II. Corn
III. Eggs
IV. Beef
a. I,II, III, IV
b. I, III, II, IV
c. IV, III, II, I
d. II, I, III, IV
e. IV, I, III, II
____ 12. Most coastal states require shrimping vessels to install T.E.D.s (Turtle Excluder Devices), which allow sea
turtles to pass safely through the net, while still allowing the net to catch shrimp. This is an example of
a. The swampbuster provision of the Farm Bill of 1990
b. State execution of the Sustainable Fisheries Act
c. A bycatch reduction device
d. Managing fisheries for collapse
e. State execution of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
____ 13. Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) in fisheries management are similar to cap and trade quotas in air
pollution management. Which of the following is NOT true of ITQs?
a. Fishermen with ITQs have a secure right to catch their quota
b. If a fisherman with an ITQ chooses not to catch the quota he has the right to sell his quota
at market prices
c. ITQs often lead to intense competition, bigger boats, and more fishing hours
d. If a fisherman with an ITQ cannot catch the quota he has the right to sell his quota at
market prices
e. ITQs show favor to those who have long term histories in the fishery
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