Which of the following did not result from the paradigm shift in agriculture?
a. A shift in thinking, from controlling nature to respecting the environment.
b. The establishment of towns/cities.
c. The use of astronomy to understand the seasons.
d. The development of rule of law, and land ownership,
e. The emergence of subsidiary or support trades-people
Question 2Which of the following does NOT describe a disruptive technology?
a. Technology that radically transforms markets.
b. Technology that creates wholly new markets
c. Technology that prevents developing new markets.
d. Technology that destroys existing markets.
e. Both (a) and (c)
Question 3Which of the following statements is NOT true a true statement about
agriculture/agribusiness and the hunter-gatherer model?
a. More cultures are based on the agriculture/agribusiness model than the
hunter-gatherer model.
b. Agriculture/agribusiness is the only human enterprise that is older than the
hunter-gatherer.
c. Agriculture was among the first of the disruptive technologies that fostered a
paradigm shift.
d. Unlike the hunter-gatherer society, agribusiness is thoroughly entwined in all
cultures
e. Hunter-gatherer societies did not possess the resources that agribusiness cultures
did to create cities and pyramids.
Question 4Which of the following is true of the hunter-gatherer model which preceded agriculture?
a. Hunter-gatherer societies built such things as pyramids and cities in their time off.
b. Hunting-fishing societies joined agricultural societies in other pursuits during the
non-growing (winter) months.
c. The hunter-gatherers became agriculturists after the pilgrims brought seeds to
America.
d. The wild fishing industry is all that is left of the hunter-gatherer societies.
e. All of the above.
Question 5Which best describes the outlook for future career opportunities in agribusiness?
a. Excellent, because of the opportunities in agribusinesses tied to chemical and
biological advances.
b. Marginal, as the number of farms in the U.S. is shrinking rather than increasing.
c. Risky, because of the problems of food safety.
d. Poor , as automation has greatly reduced the need for human labor.
e. Uncertain, because of problems in obtaining capital for expansion.
Question 6Farms, forest products, and aquaculture are considered as which type of agribusiness
industry?
a. Support
b. Output
c. Production
d. Input
e. None of the above
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