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AG MECH FACTS SEMESTER TESTSTUDYGUIDE
What has played a major role in the rise of ag. production efficiency? - ANSWER
Mechanization
what does ag. depend on for goods and services? - ANSWER many nonfarm
workers
what kind of industry is ag, since all people depend on it? - ANSWER basic
industry
what two inventions have had a profound influence on the settling of this country? -
ANSWER steel plow, cotton gin
Define Agriculture - ANSWER those activities concerned with plants and animals
and the related supplies, services, mechanics, products, processing, and marketing
define agribusiness - ANSWER refers to the network of commercial firms that
have developed with or stemmed from agriculture
define: efficiency - ANSWER ability to produce with a minimum waste of time,
energy and materials
Occupational cluster - ANSWER group of related jobs
agricultural mechanics - ANSWER the selection, operation, maintenance,
servicing, selling, and use of power units, machinery, equipment, structures and
utilities used in ag.
Thomas Jefferson invented: - ANSWER Iron plow
Edmund W Quincy invented - ANSWER mechanical corn picker
Cyrus McCormick invented - ANSWER reaper
Eli Whitney invented - ANSWER the cotton gin
, Joseph Glidden invented - ANSWER barbed wire
John Deere invented - ANSWER steel plow
list at least five important career skills needed to obtain a job in ag. mech. -
ANSWER Good communication, specialized training, ability to perform hard
work, knowledge of math and science, presentation skills, etc.
Why was the invention of the steel plow so important? - ANSWER allowed
farmers to break up the tough sod that previously had prevented pioneers from
cultivation the rich prarie soil
What is most of today's agricultureal production machinery based on? - ANSWER
internal combustion engine
how is agricultural mechanics different in undeveloped countries and why? -
ANSWER they must utilize simple, tough, reliable, small machines, to improve
agriculture. They have limited resources such as capital, fuel, and few trained
farmers.
what will increase the efficiency of the American agriculture in the future? -
ANSWER computer controlled machines and robotics.
What is america's number one employer? - ANSWER Agriculture
define occupations division - ANSWER a group of occupations within a cluster
that require similar skills
what are off the farm agricultural jobs? - ANSWER those jobs requireing ag skills
but not regaurded as farming or ranching
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