EVR 1001 chapter 7- Questions with Correct Answers
1. bar graph How could these data be best represented graphically?
2. Consumers are eating out more Notice in the table that the energy consumed by the food
at food establishments that serve retail and commercial food service component almost
fast food but with a focus on fresh quadrupled from 1.05 quads in 2009 to 3.9 quads in
and healthy ingredients. 2016. What might be the reason(s) for this increase?
Consumers are purchasing more Select all that apply.
processed and ready-to-eat foods,
thus outsourcing much of the food
prep to retail and wholesale gro-
cery stores.
3. the soil of rainforests is not suit- Swidden agriculture is necessary in rainforests for all of
able for forest growth the following reasons EXCEPT .
4. with steeply sloped fields No-till farming would be most beneficial for farmers
.
5. pests can evolve defenses against Over time, pesticides become less effective. This is be-
pesticides cause .
6. 200% Compare the world population index for 1960 to the
world population index for 2000. Then express the world
population in 2000 as a percentage of world population
in 1960.
7. 667% Now compare fertilizer use in 1960 to fertilizer use in
2000. Express the year 2000 N fertilizer use as a percent-
age of N fertilizer use in 1960.
8. decreased—over time we have In 1960 the ratio of food production to N fertilizer use was
produced less food with the same 40:15 or 2.7:1. By 2000 the ratio was 1:1. The eflciency
amount of N fertilizer of N use in agriculture .
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9. the per capita demand on agricul- Calculate the ratio of the agricultural land index to the
tural land has increased over time population index for 1960 and compare it to the ratio for
2000. The ratios suggest that .
10. Higher food production per unit of Demographers predict that global population will con-
agricultural land tinue to increase. As population increases, which of
the following statements represents future agricultural
changes for maintaining an adequate food supply?
11. 30 to 40%, according to satellite Using the most reliable information available, how much
imagery of the Earth's land surface is used for agriculture today?
12. increased productivity of the land As the global human population continues to rise, in-
already used for agriculture creased food production will most likely come from
.
13. the invention of fertilizers and use About 100 years ago, agricultural production in the Unit-
of more modern machinery ed States tripled due to .
14. All of the above responses are cor- agricultural production by developed countries about
rect. 100 years ago, less developed countries continued to
use traditional agricultural practices. Then, in the 1960s,
the research of Dr. Norman Borlaug increased crop pro-
duction by nearly 500% in Mexico and India by using
.
15. removes water-soluble nutrients Leaching .
from topsoil
16. eutrophication in nearby water- The results of overapplying fertilizer can include
ways .
17. fourfold
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1. bar graph How could these data be best represented graphically?
2. Consumers are eating out more Notice in the table that the energy consumed by the food
at food establishments that serve retail and commercial food service component almost
fast food but with a focus on fresh quadrupled from 1.05 quads in 2009 to 3.9 quads in
and healthy ingredients. 2016. What might be the reason(s) for this increase?
Consumers are purchasing more Select all that apply.
processed and ready-to-eat foods,
thus outsourcing much of the food
prep to retail and wholesale gro-
cery stores.
3. the soil of rainforests is not suit- Swidden agriculture is necessary in rainforests for all of
able for forest growth the following reasons EXCEPT .
4. with steeply sloped fields No-till farming would be most beneficial for farmers
.
5. pests can evolve defenses against Over time, pesticides become less effective. This is be-
pesticides cause .
6. 200% Compare the world population index for 1960 to the
world population index for 2000. Then express the world
population in 2000 as a percentage of world population
in 1960.
7. 667% Now compare fertilizer use in 1960 to fertilizer use in
2000. Express the year 2000 N fertilizer use as a percent-
age of N fertilizer use in 1960.
8. decreased—over time we have In 1960 the ratio of food production to N fertilizer use was
produced less food with the same 40:15 or 2.7:1. By 2000 the ratio was 1:1. The eflciency
amount of N fertilizer of N use in agriculture .
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, EVR 1001 chapter 7- Questions with Correct Answers
9. the per capita demand on agricul- Calculate the ratio of the agricultural land index to the
tural land has increased over time population index for 1960 and compare it to the ratio for
2000. The ratios suggest that .
10. Higher food production per unit of Demographers predict that global population will con-
agricultural land tinue to increase. As population increases, which of
the following statements represents future agricultural
changes for maintaining an adequate food supply?
11. 30 to 40%, according to satellite Using the most reliable information available, how much
imagery of the Earth's land surface is used for agriculture today?
12. increased productivity of the land As the global human population continues to rise, in-
already used for agriculture creased food production will most likely come from
.
13. the invention of fertilizers and use About 100 years ago, agricultural production in the Unit-
of more modern machinery ed States tripled due to .
14. All of the above responses are cor- agricultural production by developed countries about
rect. 100 years ago, less developed countries continued to
use traditional agricultural practices. Then, in the 1960s,
the research of Dr. Norman Borlaug increased crop pro-
duction by nearly 500% in Mexico and India by using
.
15. removes water-soluble nutrients Leaching .
from topsoil
16. eutrophication in nearby water- The results of overapplying fertilizer can include
ways .
17. fourfold
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