Crisis
What did the Federalist government impose to combat the Energy crisis?
a. A nationwide speed limit of 50mph.
b. Created a petroleum preserve.
c. Formed the Department of Energy.
d. All of the above
D. All of the above.
What areas of agriculture were improved during the 1970's-2000's?
a. Hydrology
b. Plant Genetics
c. Reneable Energy
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
During the Great Grain Robbery, what did the price of wheat go up to?
a. $3.02
b. $4.05
c. $2.07
d. $2.57
A. $3.02
During the 1970's what persent of the population were farmers?
a. 4.6%
b. 5%
c. 4.2%
d. 1.357%
A. 4.6%
What programs formed from the Agriculture and Consumer Productions Act of 1973?
a. The wheat set-aside program
b. The set-aside programs for crops of feed grain
c. The set-aside programs for Colton
d. All of the above m
D. All of the above
What was the outcome of Ronald Regan signing the 1981 Farm Bill?
a. Farmers thrived.
b. Production collapsed completely.
c. Farmers could not pay their debts.
d. Land and income values increased
C. Farmers could not pay their debts.
The frist GMO plant was created in...
a. 1996
b. 1983
c. 1970
d. 1990
B.1983
During the 1980's which of the following happened?
a.Low income
b. Lower land values
c. High intrest cost
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
About how many people did one farmer feed in the 1990's?
a. 47.7 people
b. 75.7 people
c. 100 people
d. 1,000 people
C. 100 people
When was the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 signed in?
a. September 29th, 1977
b. October 29th, 1977
c. September 26th, 1977
d. January 10th, 1977
A. September 29th, 1977
What was the Farm AID concert?
a. A fun concert for Farmers.
b. A fundrasier to benifit Farmers.
c. An agriculture covention.
d. A farmer sponcered concert.
B. A fundrasier for Farmers.
What did farmers begin using in 1994?
a. GPS
b. Phones
c. Watches
d. None of the above
A. GPS
What happened to the prices during the 1990's?
a. They went through the ROOF
b. They went down
c. They stayed the same
d. climed slowly
D. Climed slowly
When did the population hit 261 million?
a. 1970's
b. 1980's
c. 1990's
d. 2000
C. 1990
What president signed The Agriculture Act of 1970 into law?
a. Lyndon B. Johnson
b. Jimmy Carter
c. Gerald Ford
d. Richard Nixon
D. Richard Nixon
On top of the other crisis that was happening during this time period, what natural disaster set back agriculture production?
a. Drought
b. Flooding
c. Tornado
d. Earthqukes
A. Drought
What orginization assisted farmers the most with better farm managment practices in the 90's.
a. USDA
b. FFA
c. Cortera Agriscience
d. John Deere
A. USDA
What year did corn and wheat hit record levels?
a. 1970
b. 2000
c. 1980
d. 1990
A. 1970
How many labor hours did it take to produce 100 bushels of wheat in the 1970's?
a. 3 hours
b. 3-3.75 hours
c. 4 hours
d. 2-2.75 hours
B. 3-3.75 hours
What countries was the North America Free Trade Agreement between?
a. Canada, United States, and Greenland
b. United States, Canada, and Mexico
c. Mexico, Panama, and United States
d. United States, Great Britain, and France
B. United States, Canada, and Mexico
What was one big issure in rural America due to the crisis?
a. Natural disaster
b. Lack of clean drinking water
c. Farmer Suicide Rates
d. Animal Deaths
C. Farmer Suicide Rates
Who was the first animal cloned?
a. Brutus the Dog
b. Polly the Cow
c. Dolly the Sheep
d. Bertha the Pig
C. Dolly the Sheep
Toward the end of the 1980's did farmers produce enough crop in time for the economic slow down?
a. yes
b. no
A. Yes
When was the laybor force the lowest present of farmers?
a. 1970's
b. 1980's
c. 1990's
d. None of the above
C. 1990's
What did the Clean Drinking Water Act framework regulations for?
a. Collection
b. Treatment
c. Storage
d. All of the above
D. All of the above