Farming | Cattle Drive & Dust Bowl | Harvesting & Technology | Matching | True or False |
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2%
What percentage of the population are truly farmers?
A. 2% B. 17% C. 38% D. 52% |
Eastern
Where were cattle shipped to get more money?
A. eastern states B. western states C. southern states D. oversees |
Texas to Canada
What area is known as the Wheat Belt?
A. Texas to Florida B. Texas to Canada C. California to Florida D. Kansas to Tennessee |
Shocks
piles of bundles of grain stalks
A. export B. import C. migration D. synthetic E. reaper F. shocks |
F
Agriculture is a fairly new industry in the world.
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143
It is estimated that one farmer can feed _____ people
A. 10 B. 77 C. 143 D. 239 |
Railheads
In order to ship cattle, they had to be driven to _____.
A. railheads B. slaughter houses C. transport lanes D. processing plants |
Harvesting could be done by a few people
Which statement is not true about the wheat harvest in the early 1900s?
A. It took many hours to harvest wheat crops. B. Harvesting could be done by a few people. C. Ripe grain had to be gathered quickly. D. Harvesting on the Wheat Belt was dangerous |
Synthetic
created by chemicals; not natural
A. export B. import C. migration D. synthetic E. reaper F. shocks |
T
Less than 2% of America’s population is involved in production agriculture.
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India
Which country spends the largest percentage of their income on food?
A. Japan B. India C. Mexico D. United States |
All of the Above
Which was a contributing factor to the dust bowl?
A. tilling native grasses B. strong winds C. drought D. all of the above |
Mechanization
What ended the Great Wheat Belt Migration?
A. World War II B. stock market crash C. mechanization D. globalization |
Migration
movement from one location to another
A. export B. import C. migration D. synthetic E. reaper F. shocks |
F
Celluloid was the first plastic made from chemicals found in the soil.
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Taxation on Agricultural Goods
What was the reason for many historical conflicts?
A. taxation on agricultural goods B. gun control of farmers C. need for better equipment D. decrease in farm subsidies |
Arkansas
Which state was not directly affected by the dust bowl?
A. Oklahoma B. Kansas C. Colorado D. Arkansas |
Agriculture in the 21st century will depend more on technology to produce larger amounts of
crops on smaller areas of land. As the population continues to increase, pollution and waste will as well. Agriculture will need to continue to develop more efficient methods.
What ended the Great Wheat Belt Migration?
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Export
product sent to another country from the U.S.
A. export B. import C. migration D. synthetic E. reaper F. shocks |
T
The most famous cattle trail was the Chisholm Trail.
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Tenant
What type of farmer receives a share of the crop in payment for working the land?
A. split B. dividend C. resident D. tenant |
.All of the Above
The dust bowl taught farmers to _____.
A. till less B. plant trees C. rotate crops D. all of the above |
Before the days of combines and steel plows, farming was hard, laborious work. With the
invention of these machines, farming has become more productive and profitable for farmers. Work can be done in much less time when compared to earlier methods.
Explain how mechanization has changed agriculture
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Import
product brought into the U.S. from another country
A. export B. import C. migration D. synthetic E. reaper F. shocks |
T
The Dust Bowl took place in the 1930s
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