A common misconception is that farmers are the people that use the greatest concentration of chemical
pesticides per acre - True
Home owners actually apply more chemicals per acre than farmers - True
Farmers have higher than average rates of cancer from pesticides - False
Agriculture is the practice of cultivating land to raise food, livestock feed, fiber, or fuel from crops or
livestock - True
Agronomy is the branch of agriculture that deals with the study of principles and practices of crop
production - True
It has been stated that a person that goes: ___ hours without food will quarrel, ___ hours without food
will steal, ___ hours without food will fight - 24, 48, 72 hours
80% of mankind's diet is provided by seeds of less than ____ plants - 12 (a dozen)
How much of human's time on earth has been spent as Hunters and Gatherers? - 99%
Select all the correct plants that are used for food from the selections below - wild rice, blueberries,
wheat grass, wild strawberries, hog peanut, artichoke, wild sunflower
Select all the correct plants that are used for medicinal uses from the selections below - milkweed, blue
flag, water hemlock, wild bergamot
The first place that crops were domesticated was the fertile crescent in what is Iraq today - True
, The two rivers that are in the fertile crescent are the ___ and ___ in modern day Iraq - Tigris and
Euphrates
Crops that were grown in the fertile crescent are: - wheat, vegetables, dates, figs
East Asian cultures domesticated what plant? - rice
Central and South American cultures domesticated which plant(s): - corn, beans, squash
Cotton has always been the most important crop in the Southern United States - False
What crop was the first major cash crop for the colonies? - Tobacco
Who introduced cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs to North America? - Columbus
What year did the first European settlers land at Jamestown? - 1607
What year did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth? - 1620
Who bred the first mules in the US? - Washington
When was the Louisiana Purchase? - 1803
Sir John Lawes invented what in 1843? - chemical fertilizer
What state established the first irrigation system? - Utah
What acts were enacted by congress in 1862? - Morrill Act and Homestead Act
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