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Example Question #101 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
Which of the following is the best example of primary economic activity?
A lumber mill in Port Angeles, WA that manufactures lumber, wood chips and various timber products from locally fallen trees
A land grant research college in Georgia that has developed an experimental tree farm in an attempt to study sustainable timber harvesting
A logger in the Pacific Northwest who risks his or her life falling trees for $25,000 a year before taxes
A freelance marketer who connects logging companies with manufacturers interested in purchasing raw timber to produce lumber and a wide range of paper products
A stockbroker who is currently investing in lumber products in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast Asia
A logger in the Pacific Northwest who risks his or her life falling trees for $25,000 a year before taxes
Primary economic activity is defined as the act of directly harvesting natural resources. Logging tree stands for a living would be the best example of all provided choices.
Example Question #1 : Agribusiness
Which of these is not an example of a luxury crop?
Tea
Tobacco
Coffee
These are all examples of luxury crops
Cotton
These are all examples of luxury crops
A “luxury crop” is a crop that is grown to serve some purpose other than sustaining human life. All of these crops are consumed for reasons other than nutrition and so are called “luxury crops.”
Example Question #2 : Agribusiness
The cultivation of drugs for sale is referred to as __________.
aquaculture
poppy farming
narco-agriculture
black market agriculture
horticulture
narco-agriculture
The cultivation of drugs, like marijuana and opiates, for the purpose of sale on the black market is referred to as “narco-agriculture.” "Aquaculture" refers to the farming and cultivation of fish, crustaceans, and other sea life in controlled, designated environments. "Black market agriculture" refers to the sale of conventional agricultural products (like corn or wheat) for sale in non-sanctioned marketplaces, usually to avoid price-controls, taxes, or tariffs. Although the farming of poppies has been associated with the production of opiate drugs, this is too specific a term to be correct in this instance (the growing of marijuana or coca plants also fall under the umbrella of "narco-agriculture"). "Horticulture" simply refers to the intentional cultivation of plants.
Example Question #3 : Agribusiness
Each year more and more agricultural land is owned by __________.
multinational agribusiness
small-scale farming collectives
individual families
nationalized agribusiness
military organizations
multinational agribusiness
Each year a larger and larger share of the world’s agricultural land is owned by multinational agribusiness. These multinational corporations buy up agricultural land in the developing world at a rapid rate and control almost every step in the process of producing, shipping, and selling agricultural products.
Example Question #101 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
In the past century the average size of farms in the United States has __________.
increased slightly
increased dramatically
decreased slightly
decreased significantly
remained roughly the same
increased dramatically
In the past century the average size of farms in the United States has increased dramatically. This general trend can be applied globally and to most of human history as well. This is because it is more profitable and efficient to farm on larger scales than it is to farm on smaller scales. The general trend is that more and more agricultural land is being consolidated into fewer and fewer hands and larger tracts of property.
Example Question #101 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
The growth of agribusiness has led to a decline in __________.
Agricultural production
small-land holdings
government interference
All of these
agricultural efficiency
small-land holdings
The growth of agribusiness, particularly multinational corporations, in the previous half-century has led to a marked decline around the world in small-land holdings and family-run farms. Agricultural production and efficiency have both increased and government interference is fairly consistent.
Example Question #102 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
Who is responsible for coining the term "agribusiness"?
Peter Goldsmith
Goldberg and Davis
Tarkington and Gallen
John Carnegie
Goldberg and Davis
John Davis and Ray Goldberg wrote the book A Concept of Agribusiness in 1957 through the Harvard Business School. In 1952, Harvard Business school launched their own program studying the connection between agriculture and business. The research conducted by Davis and Goldberg is the first product of research from this school of study.
Example Question #102 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
What is the best term for the range of activities that deal with modern food production?
Agrinomics
Agribusiness
Globalized farming
Farming economics
Agribusiness
The term agribusiness was created to refer to the many processes that surround the economics of farming. The processes include the actual farming of the crop, to later sales, marketing and distribution.
Example Question #882 : Ap Human Geography
What is an example of an agribusiness?
A company made of groups of cranberry and grapefruit growers that produces juices.
A car insurance company
A company that manufactures steel and other building supplies
A pharmaceutical company that produces antibiotics
A company made of groups of cranberry and grapefruit growers that produces juices.
The only option that involves agriculture is the company that produces the fruit juices.
Example Question #103 : Agriculture, Food Production, & Rural Land Use
Which of the following is true?
Agribusiness cannot be studied through academics.
Agribusiness can be studied through academics. This type of program is referred to as agricultural engineering.
Agribusiness can be studied through academics. This type of program is referred to as farming economics.
Agribusiness can be studied through academics. This type of program is referred to as agribusiness management.
Agribusiness can be studied through academics. This type of program is referred to as agribusiness management.
The study of agribusiness is referred to as agribusiness management. This name comes from the combination of agricultural economics and and management studies.
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