1) Farming began around 10,000 B.C. during the First Agricultural Revolution, when ______ tribes began to farm.  a) folk b) Indian c) Creole d) nomadic 2) Farmers who produce the food they need to survive on a daily basis are called _______ farmers.  a) battery b) sedentary c) nomadic d) subsistence 3) More than 6,000 different kinds of apples are grown around the world. _____ is the biggest producer of apples in the world. a) Poland b) Brazil c) China d) Russia 4) ______ are the number one fruit crop in the world. They are the 4th largest overall crop, after wheat, rice, and corn. India grows more ____ than any other country. a) mangoes b) apples c) oranges d) bananas 5) In the United States and other developed countries, most _____ is/are raised on large factory farms called concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. a) livestock b) animals c) China d) bananas 6) According to the UN, an exploding world population, intensive farming practices, and changes in climate have provided a breeding ground for an unprecedented number of emerging _____. The majority of the 39 new _____ that have emerged in just one generation have come from animals, including Ebola, SARS, and the bird flu. a) diseases b) markets c) trends d) occupations 7) Today’s farmers grow more than “food, feed, and fiber” — they also grow crops that are processed into _____. e.g. corn and soybean oil a) livestock b) power c) fuel d) factories 8) Research suggests that the increased use of _____ designed to work with GMOs (and vice versa) are starting to create “superweeds” that resist chemicals. a) pesticides b) insecticides c) rodenticides d) herbicides 9) Agriculture is the single largest ______ in the world (40% of the world's population). a) producer b) employer c) provider d) occupant

Week 8 CPE Agriculture quiz

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