Deck 5: Agriculture, Food, and Food Security

Question 1

Most aquaculture still focuses on the raising of:

A)Seaweed
B)Shellfish
C)Tilapia
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which is NOT true regarding gender?

A)It is deeply rooted in society.
B)It determines power.
C)Female power and resources are highest in rural areas.
D)It determines access to resources.
E)Women make up the majority of the world's poor.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Shifting cultivation is called _____ in most of Southeast Asia.

A)Swidden
B)Lardan
C)Sawah
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Green Revolution incorporates all of the following EXCEPT:

A)The use of biotech seeds
B)The domestication of plants and animals
C)The use of chemicals fertilizers and pesticides
D)The use of high-yielding seeds
E)Increased mechanization

Question 5

The number of women in agriculture is increasing because of:

A)Globalization
B)The increase in high-value crop production
C)The increase in agro-processing for export
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 6

Scientists think that the hearth area for rice domestication was in _____ around 9,000 years ago.

A)China
B)India
C)Thailand
D)Japan
E)South Korea

Question 7

Which of the following countries have the highest percentage of females in agriculture?

A)Timor-Leste,Thailand and Cambodia
B)Bhutan,Sri Lanka and Nepal
C)Bhutan,Timor-Leste and Nepal
D)Thailand,Sri Lanka and Pakistan
E)India,Pakistan and Bangladesh

Question 8

Biotech seeds are:

A)Genetically engineered
B)Bred to resist disease and pests
C)More expensive than natural seeds
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 9

The second most important crop in Asia is:

A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Sweet potatoes
D)Corn
E)Soybeans

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a typical plantation crop?

A)Corn
B)Rubber
C)Coconuts
D)Coffee
E)Palm oil

Question 11

Seafood provides _____ percent of protein in the typical Asian diet.

A)10
B)15
C)30
D)40
E)50

Question 12

The two largest producers of palm oil are:

A)Malaysia and Indonesia
B)The Philippines and Indonesia
C)India and China
D)Malaysia and Thailand
E)Taiwan and China

Question 13

The earliest humans were most likely:

A)Seed cultivators
B)Vegeculturists
C)Animal herders
D)Hunters and gatherers
E)Agriculturalists

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of an industrial crop?

A)Rice
B)Corn
C)Potatoes
D)Cotton
E)Bananas

Question 15

Which of the following countries is NOT dominant in the shrimp value chain?

A)Indonesia
B)China
C)Thailand
D)Bangladesh
E)Japan

Question 16

BT rice,bred in _____,is now sown in 50 percent of its paddies.

A)India
B)Indonesia
C)South Korea
D)China
E)The Philippines

Question 17

_____ are important vectors of avian flu.

A)Pigs
B)Pigeons
C)Herons
D)Sheep
E)Ducks

Question 18

By tradition:

A)Commercial agriculture is a woman's realm.
B)Women prepare the fields for planting
C)Women own and trade large animals such as water buffalo.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 19

_____ diffused from China to the United States and Brazil.

A)Corn
B)Wheat
C)Rice
D)Soybeans
E)Cotton

Question 20

_____ produces 70 percent of farmed seafood.

A)Japan
B)China
C)Thailand
D)South Korea
E)Bangladesh

Question 21

Small farmers are being integrated into the fresh food supply chain via:

A)Networks of contract farmers and buyers
B)Increasing numbers of small farms
C)The spread of supermarkets
D)Government farm programs
E)Vertically integrated value chains

Question 22

The highest rate of blindness in Southeast Asia is in:

A)Indonesia
B)Myanmar
C)Vietnam
D)Malaysia
E)Laos

Question 23

When one company or conglomerate controls all stages of the production process such as land ownership,processing,packaging and shipping,this is called:

A)A supply chain
B)Value added components
C)Vertical integration
D)Supply stem chain
E)Diversification

Question 24

The most general impact of food insecurity is:

A)Increase in poverty
B)Increased death rates
C)Altered diets
D)Increased incidence of blindness
E)Consumption of less meat

Question 25

Shifting cultivation is primarily a male activity.

Question 26

Mariculture refers to raising fish in rivers,lakes and ponds.

Question 27

Since rice is the staple food of more than half of the world's population,rice farms are typically very large.

Question 28

The largest number of blind people lives in Asia.Most of this blindness is caused by a lack of:

A)Zinc
B)Iron
C)Vitamin A
D)Vitamin C
E)Vitamin D

Question 29

Free market forces,encouraged by the World Trade Organization,means that:

A)Poor farmers can sell all their crops to rich countries.
B)Peasant farmers can move into large-scale,agribusiness ventures.
C)Poor farmers will reduce their debt in context of globalization.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 30

The critical question: "Development for whom?" is asked by:

A)Politicians
B)Economists
C)Political ecologists
D)Geographers
E)Ecosystem theorists

Question 31

The poorest people buy the least expensive:

A)Meat
B)Fish
C)Vegetables
D)Carbohydrates

Question 32

One-seventh of the world's food is grown in urban environments.

Question 33

In Vietnam,man and women cooperate in rice production but women still do most of the work.

Question 34

In 2009,Bangladesh,India,Pakistan and Cambodia had an _____level of hunger.

A)Low
B)Moderate
C)Serious
D)Alarming
E)Extremely alarming

Question 35

Modern aquaculture has allowed increasing numbers of women into fish retailing.

Question 36

In India,30 percent of fruits and vegetables are lost because of gaps in the "cold chain."

Question 37

Traditional Asian societies are consuming increasing amounts of:

A)Wheat
B)Rice
C)Corn
D)Millet

Question 38

Which of the following is a major dimension in the challenge of feeding Asian populations?

A)Growing populations require increasing food supplies.
B)Asia's most populous cities are coastal where it may be cheaper to import food.
C)Preference for higher quality food is growing in importance.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 39

Asians are now eating more:

A)Fish
B)Rice
C)Corn
D)Meat
E)Vegetables

Question 40

The most significant factor impacting Bangladeshi street food business is:

A)Hinduism
B)Islam
C)Jamu
D)Ramadan
E)Sanitation rules

Question 41

Lack of micronutrients put people at greater risk of illness.

Question 42

Increasing intensity of urban lifestyles has driven up the demand for ready-made,packaged foods.

Question 43

Regardless of gender,wealthier individuals play dominant roles in the value chain in which they operate.

Question 44

Malnutrition heightens susceptibility to HIV/AIDS.

Question 45

China does not have a hunger problem.

Question 46

Agriculture uses more land than any other economic activity.

Question 47

Fortunately,the rapid diversification and Westernization of the Asian diet can be met by the traditional food supply chain.

Question 48

The world's food supply in increasing because costs of production and procurement have fallen with modernization of agriculture.

Question 49

While the percentage of global hunger has decreased,the absolute number of hungry people has increased.