Agriculture

A

100

What is Agriculture? 

The science of cultivating the soil

200

What is the main source of food for the world’s population?

agriculture

300

What is the big mission of agriculture?

To ensure everyone has enough good food to eat.

400

Who works hard to grow food for people all over the world?

farmers

500

What branch of agriculture focuses on cultivating flowers, fruits, and vegetables?.

Horticulture

B

100

What do we call the science, art, or practice of cultivating soil and producing crops?

agriculture

200

Which branch of agriculture deals with the cultivation of perennial trees?

forestry

300

What do farmers do with crops after harvesting them?

sell

400

The Rice Terraces of the Philippines are an example of what?

contour farming

500

How do plants and fish help each other in aquaponics?

Fish waste feeds the plants, plants clean the water.

C

100

What method decorates walls or roofs with plants?

vertical gardening

200

Where can urban gardening be practiced?

school, backyard

300

TESDA stands for?

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority

400

DTI stands for?

Department of Trade and Industry

500

DOLE stands for?

Department of Labor and Employment

D

100

DENR stands for?

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

200

ATI stands for?

Agricultural training institute

300

According to Jared Diamond, which five domesticated mammals are important throughout the world?

The cow, sheep, goat, pig, and horse

400

Name one of the six primary regions of domestication.

The Upper Southeast Asian Mainlands, Lower Southeast Asian Mainland and Malaysia, Eastern India and Western Burma, Southwestern Asia, Ethiopian and East African Highlands, Meso-American Region

500

What are the five different village layouts?

Linear village, Cluster village, Round village, Walled village, and Grid village.

E

100

The "dry summer" (C) climates are known as

What is Mediterranean climates

200

What is the name of the model that explains the location of agricultural activities in a commercial, profit-making economy and who created it.

Von Thunen Model, by Johann Heinrich von Thunen

300

Developed by Wladimir Koppen, a system for classifying the world's climates on the basis of temperature and precipitation.

What is Koppen's climate classification system

400

Two of the most significant cash crops today are?

What is cotton and rubber

500

List three environmental impacts of commercial agriculture.

Overfishing, deforestation, soil erosion, presence of chemicals in soil and ground water.