1
The growing and harvesting of plants and animals for use by people is called what?
Agriculture
Most plants raised for seeds like corn and soybeans are sold in units called what?
Bushels
The first English Settlement in Jamestown, Virginia was in 1607. Who showed the colonists how to grow corn, squash and beans?
Native Americans
Do Americans have the most or least plentiful food supply in the world?
Most
Domestication began 10,000 years ago in an area known as where?
The Fertile Crescent
Things farmers produce and are later sold to the public are called what?
Commodities
A bushel is how many quarts?
32
Products that America sells to other countries are called what?
Exports
On average, Americans spend how much of their income on food?
7.10%
Early humans who fed themselves by hunting wild game and foraging for wild plants are called:
Hunter-Gathers
Name 5 Agricultural Animals (livestock)
Dairy cattle, Beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, fish and other aquatic animals
Name 3 uses for Agricultural Plants
Food, shelter, clothing, decorations, medicine
Products that America buys from other countries are called what?
Imports
Farmers make up what percent of the American workforce?
2%
What does it mean to domesticate an animal?
Tame it, lose it's ability to live in the wild.
Name 3 uses for Agricultural Animals:
Food, Medicine, Clothing, Household Items, Labor/Work/Service
Preservation means to:
Keep up and maintain
One American farmer produces enough food to feed how many people?
155
Agriculture employs what percent of the workers in America?
20%
What was invented in 1850 to help people preserve food?
Mason Jar
Name 2 Agriculture animals that are not considered livestock:
Equine and Poultry
Why is our soil in KY so good for growing crops, what was the type of soil called?
Crider soil, very fertile and well drained.
Name 5 Agricutlure related careers:
There are TONS!
What are the top 5 commodities in Kentucky?
Broilers, Corn, Equine, Soybeans, Cattle & Calves
The Land Grant Act establishes Colleges and Universities meant to teach Agriculture and Mechanics. Kentucky’s land grant school is what?
UK