VALUE OF AGRICULTURE- AGRICULTURE AS A WHOLE
EXAM #10
agriculture - correct answer art, science and industry of growing plants, other crops and
livestock for providing food, other human needs and economic gain
Culture - correct answer customs, arts, social institutions and achievements of a
particular nation, people or other social group
Family Farm - correct answer farm which is owned and operated by a family, especially
one which has been handed down from one generation to another
Socioeconomic Status - correct answer individual's or group's position within a
hierarchical social structure depending on a combination of variables, including
occupation, education, income, wealth and place of residence
Specialization - correct answer farmers produce one crop instead of several crops
Subsistence Farming - correct answer form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or
livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer's family, leaving little, if
any, surplus for sale or trade
Surplus - correct answer amount of something left over when requirements have been
met; an excess of production or supply over demand
Trade - correct answer action of buying and selling goods and services
Biofuels - correct answer fuel derived directly from living matter
Byproducts - correct answer incidental or secondary product made in manufacturing or
synthesizing something else
Developing Country - correct answer poor agricultural country seeking to become more
advanced economically and socially
Export - correct answer send (goods or services) to another country to be sold
Food and Agriculture Organization - correct answer specialized agency of the United
Nations which leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and
food security
Globalization - correct answer process by which businesses or other organizations
develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - correct answer total value of goods produced and
services provided in a country during one year
EXAM #10
agriculture - correct answer art, science and industry of growing plants, other crops and
livestock for providing food, other human needs and economic gain
Culture - correct answer customs, arts, social institutions and achievements of a
particular nation, people or other social group
Family Farm - correct answer farm which is owned and operated by a family, especially
one which has been handed down from one generation to another
Socioeconomic Status - correct answer individual's or group's position within a
hierarchical social structure depending on a combination of variables, including
occupation, education, income, wealth and place of residence
Specialization - correct answer farmers produce one crop instead of several crops
Subsistence Farming - correct answer form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or
livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer's family, leaving little, if
any, surplus for sale or trade
Surplus - correct answer amount of something left over when requirements have been
met; an excess of production or supply over demand
Trade - correct answer action of buying and selling goods and services
Biofuels - correct answer fuel derived directly from living matter
Byproducts - correct answer incidental or secondary product made in manufacturing or
synthesizing something else
Developing Country - correct answer poor agricultural country seeking to become more
advanced economically and socially
Export - correct answer send (goods or services) to another country to be sold
Food and Agriculture Organization - correct answer specialized agency of the United
Nations which leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and
food security
Globalization - correct answer process by which businesses or other organizations
develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - correct answer total value of goods produced and
services provided in a country during one year
