1. Basically, why did most of the settlers move westward?
to find adventure to see a new area of the country to get new land for farming to get away from the crowded East
2. Why does a farmer plant cover crops?
to prevent the soil from washing away to provide pretty blooms to cover ugly land to use the farm machines
3. Why does the United States import chocolate?
people like the taste it does not grow here it is used in a variety of food products all of these
4. How did planting seeds change the way of life for Native Americans 10,000 years ago?
They stopped having to buy their food at the grocery store. They no longer had to trade their goods for food with European settlers. They did not have to move on to search for food and began to domesticate animals. They became the largest producers of wheat in the world.
5. Which of the following are examples of natural resources?
radios and televisions heavy metal rock bands forests and soils different kinds of clothing
6. Which product does the United States export?
wheat coffee spices bananas
7. A section of garlic is called a
clove bulb slice piece
8. What kind of corn has multicolored kernels?
popcorn French corn Indian corn Mexican corn
9.Most cattle are sold in the ___________ of the year.
spring summer fall winter
10. Name one state known for its wheat production.
Kansas North Carolina Michigan Oregon
11. The USDA reports that raw food inputs make up only _____% of each food dollar.
5% 10% 19% 25%
12. Currently, energy costs result in more of an increase in food prices than does ethanol demand.
True False
13. Since 2000, farmers are growing less corn on the same acreage.
14. According to recent research, more units of energy are derived from ethanol than are used to produce it.
15. According to the USDA's 2007 Census of Agriculture, family farms comprise:
less than 10% of all farms. approximately 25% of all farms. approximately 75% of all farms. more than 95% of all farms.
16. With the use of biotechnology, new hybrid seeds result in _____________ in insecticide and herbicide use.
a reduction an increase
17. Modern tillage practices, including no-till farms, are leading to ______ soil erosion.
more less
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