Vocabulary
Includes all firms engaged in producing,
processing, transporting, marketing, and
distribution
What is Agribusiness
Energy accounted for approximately what percent of agriculture’s production costs
What is 15%
Hidatsa Tribe Located in what is now
What is North Dakota
More than ___ billion people lack access to clean drinking water
What is 1 Billion
Factors that limit food production include
What is
Soil resources
Water
Energy
occurs when a
single firm controls several stages
What is vertical Integration
The present human population’s ecological footprint exceeds the world’s carrying capacity by what percent
What is 25%
What tribe Lived in the Southwest United
States in cliff dwellings
What is Anasazi Tribe
How many acres of cropland are lost annually
What is 12 Million Acres
How much of a food dollar goes to the farmer
What is 19 cents
Provides funds to support agricultural
programs and the USDA
What is the Farm Bill
what percent, of the population are directly employed in farming
What is 1%
Located near the Chesapeake Bay
What is the Virginia Colony
How many farms are there in the US
What is 2.1 Million
What is one of the oldest enemies of the human race?
What is Stem Rust
The belief that farming is the best way
of life and the most important economic
endeavor
What is Agrarianism
Number of farms has declined over what percent
from peak
What is 60%
Located in Cape Cod Harbor
What is Plymouth Colony
Average U.S. farm household income
was about $________ in 2007
What is 90,000
Where did Ms.Viktora go to High school
What is Albert Lea
occurs when a few
companies control a significant amount
of activities
What is Concentration
Agriculture uses what percent of the land
What is 50%
In what state did Ms.Viktora get her bachelors degree
What is Wisconsin
Each farmer produces food and fiber for
_____ people
What is 150 People
Name two developing Countries
What is Africa, India, Central and South America, and Asia