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Final Jeopardy
100

  • Which of the following is NOT a benefit of free range grazing

    • Insect control 

    • Control of other pests 

    • Land use

    • Shade

Land use

100

  • What percentage of the US was farmland in 2018


    • 36

    • 44

    • 48

    • 51


44

100

  • Terrace Farming


    • Where did terrace farming originate

      • South America

      • North America

      • Europe

      • Asia

South America

100

  • When is terrace farming most commonly used

    • On mountainous or hilly terrain

    • On flat or open grasslands

    • In dense forests

    • In deserts

  • On mountainous or hilly terrain

100

What Pesticide was banned in 1972? 

DDT

200

  • Which of the following is an example of intercropping

    • Changing what crop is planted seasonally

    • Planting multiple different kinds of crops all together

    • Mixing trees and crops together

    • 2 and 3

2 and 3

200

  • What is crop rotation

    • Plowing along the contours of the land

    • Switching out crops to maintain the soil

    • Planting trees along with crops

    • Switching what direction the crops face to maximize sunlight absorption

Switching out crops to maintain soil

200

  • Which of the following is NOT a regenerative agriculture practice?

    • Minimal tillage

    • Crop Rotation

    • Composting

    • Monoculture

Monoculture

200

  • Agroforestry systems can help

    • Improve soil fertility

    • Increase biodiversity levels

    • Promote watershed protection

    • All of the above

all of the above

300

  • What is the most common element in organic fertilizers

    • Oxygen

    • Carbon

    • Sulfur 

    • Hydrogen 

Carbon

300

DAILY DOUBLE !!!

What is the purpose of sustainable agriculture


    • I expand earth's natural resources base 

    • II maintain and improve soil fertility

    • III protect the environment

    • IV provide more food for earth’s population

      • III and IV

      • I only

      • II only 

      • I,II and III

      • IV only 

I,II, and III

300

  • Why is contour plowing used

    • In order to reduce erosion

    • In order to get more crops in the same area

    • Both of the above

    • Neither of the above

Reduce soil erosion

300

  • Agroforestry shares characteristics with which of the following sustainable agriculture practices

    • Crop rotation

    • Intercropping

    • Contour plowing

    • All of the above

Intercropping 

400


  • What is the purpose of regenerative agriculture

    • Top soil regeneration

    • Increase biodiversity

    • Faster Crop Growth

    • A and B 

    • All the above 

A and B 

400

  • What crops are most commonly rotated

    • Wheat and corn 

    • Tobacco and corn 

    • Corn and soybeans 

    • Soybeans and wheat

  • Corn and soybeans 

400

  • In 2004, approximately 22% of the farmland in America was being farmed using no till practices. As of 2016, around what percentage of the farmland in America used no till practices?

    • 18%

    • 27%

    • 35%

    • 42%

35%

400


  • All of the following are examples of pest management strategies EXCEPT:

    • Behavioral Control

    • Biological Control

    • Mechanical Control

    • Chemical Control

Behavioral Control