Chapter 01

Chapter 1: Agriculture Quiz

Test your knowledge of the agriculture chapter material!

1 / 10

Planting across a slope at the right angles to follow the natural elevation contour lines is called ______.

Crop rotation farming

Slope farming

Alternative farming

Contour farming

2 / 10

What are riparian rights?

Technique in which crop stubble is left on the field to hold soil in place.

Federal payments made to farmers when a natural disaster hurts yields.

Legal rights of an independent contractor who raises and feeds livestock which are owned by someone else, often a corporation.

Legal water rights of a person owning land bordering a river or lake.

3 / 10

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was set up after World War II with what purpose?

To disencourage international trade by increasing trade barriers.

To promote international trade by creating new quotas.

To promote international trade by reducing trade barriers.

To promote international trade by increasing tariffs.

4 / 10

In agriculture, what does "leaching" refer to?

The loss of fertilizer when rain washes it from the soil.

When one farmer’s crops overgrow into another’s field.

When weeds or pests out-compete crops for resources.

The loss of nitrogen from the soil from over planting.

5 / 10

Which of the following is not a way that the environment can negatively impact a farmer's business?

Malfunctions in machinery

More pests than usual

Changes in rainfall

Soil erosion

6 / 10

_____ is the part of the USDA that focuses on conservation and related work.

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Cooperative Extension System (CES)

7 / 10

Before computers became commonplace, farmers replied on The Old Farmer’s Almanac and the radio for what?

Weather forecasting

Checking market prices

Choosing the best seeds

All of these

8 / 10

True or false: As long as you have varied sources, you don’t need to get out in the field when covering agriculture.

False

True

9 / 10

_______ (AU) is a unit of measurement that converts animals of different species or sizes into equivalent units to determine the capacity of a facility.

10 / 10

What effect does Bovine somatotropin (bST) have?

All of these

Increases milk production in dairy cows

Makes steers ready for butcher quicker

Vaccinates bovine for common diseases

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