MCQs of Geography - Livelihood and Economy: Primary Activities – Multiple Choice Question

Question 1 of 25

1. Question

Nonrenewable resources :

are living things such has fish or forests
cannot be replaced by any natural processes within our lifetimes
have reached maximum exploitation yields
were unrecognized by the early settlers

Question 2 of 25

2. Question

The developing nations account for what percentage of hardwood exports?

15
30
65
90

Question 3 of 25

3. Question

Genetic improvements in which two crops form the basis of the Green Revolution?

corn and rice
wheat and corn
wheat and rice
wheat and sorghum

Question 4 of 25

4. Question

Countries may institute farm subsidies to:

assure domestic producers a market price that reflects production costs
distort both patterns of economic agricultural production and consumption
impose import barriers
provide taxes for the government

Question 5 of 25

5. Question

Whether a material is considered to be a resource is a function of:

cultural circumstances
the economic situation of particular country
physical circumstances
the location of the material

Question 6 of 25

6. Question

The largest and most continuous stand of softwoods can be found:

across the northern latitudes from Scandinavia through Siberia to North America
around the equator
in the amazon Basin of Brazil
in the Appalachian, Rocky and Coastal Mountain ranges

Question 7 of 25

7. Question

Which of the following statements regarding the role of women in agriculture is not correct?

The advances from the Green Revolution were unkind to women in that they reduced the female role in agricultural development programs
Women farmers are responsible for at least 50% of the world's food
Women farmers share equally in the rewards from agriculture with men farmers
Women farmers work longer hours for lower wages than men farmers

Question 8 of 25

8. Question

The pattern of international commodity flows in primary commodities is from the:

producers in the less developed countries to the processors and consumers in the less developed countries
producers in the less developed countries to the processors and consumers in the more developed countries
producers in the more developed countries to the processors and consumers in the less developed countries
producers in the more developed countries to the processors and consumers in the more developed countries

Question 9 of 25

9. Question

A usable resource is:

a renewable resource
the amount of strategic reserves set aside to be used only when current amounts are depleted
the amount of the reserves currently being used by humans
the amount of the reserves that has been identified and can be recovered at current prices with current technology

Question 10 of 25

10. Question

The MIddle Eastern countries have what percentage of the world’s proven petroleum reserves?

50
66
87
91

Question 11 of 25

11. Question

The nearly perfect energy source is:

coal
natural gas
petroleum
taconite

Question 12 of 25

12. Question

Which of the following occupations is classified as a secondary activity?

carpenter
coal miner
electrical engineer
elementary school teacher

Question 13 of 25

13. Question

Shifting cultivation is not highly efficient in areas where :

capital availability is low
levels of technology are low
roads, railways, and telephone lines traverse the areas
the land is abundant in relation to the population

Question 14 of 25

14. Question

Mediterranean agriculture is:

dependent upon large quantities of summer rainfall
known for grapes , olives , oranges and figs
one of the least productive of the agricultural regions
only found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa

Question 15 of 25

15. Question

According to Von thonen, when production plus transport costs equal the value of the commodity at the market , the farmer is at:

the economic margin of cultivation
economic rent
locational rent
the rational margin

Question 16 of 25

16. Question

the single most important event in swidden agriculture is the:

burning and its control
clearing of the area
extermination of animals and pests
felling of the second growth

Question 17 of 25

17. Question

The economic decisions of a country are affected by all of the following factors except:

cultural considerations
dependency ratios
political policies
technological development

Question 18 of 25

18. Question

Almost 90% of the world’s annual fish supply comes from:

inland waters
the coast of Peru
the continental shelf
the open seas

Question 19 of 25

19. Question

The production of most metallic minerals is affected by each of the following except:

distance to market
quantity available
richness of the ore
weight of the ore

Question 20 of 25

20. Question

Intensive subsistence agriculture is concentrated in:

areas with a Mediterranean climate
major river valleys and deltas such as the Ganges
the plains of the Midwestern United States
the Lapland areas of Scandinavia

Question 21 of 25

21. Question

The Bosporus thesis contends that:

the world will not be able to feed all of its inhabitants
rising population levels will intensify agricultural production even on lands that were once considered unsuitable
the maintenance of soil fertility can only be accomplished through swidden agriculture
the controlled management of water is detrimental to intensive subsistence agriculture

Question 22 of 25

22. Question

The developing countries account for less than what percentage of industrial wood production?

20
50
75
90

Question 23 of 25

23. Question

Usable mineral deposits’ distribution was determined by:

the location of the population
technological advances
lack of conservation techniques
geologic processes that concentrated deposits

Question 24 of 25

24. Question

Primary commodities account for what percentage of growth in dollar value of international trade?

25
33
50
66

Question 25 of 25

25. Question

Large coal deposits are concentrated in the:

equatorial regions
mid- latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere
mid- latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere
subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere

MCQs of Geography – Livelihood and Economy: Primary Activities

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