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Activity 1. Society quiz
1. Society is
(A) a political entity
(B) the same as culture or nation
(C) limited by geographical boundaries
(D) organized interaction of people sharing land and culture
2. Culture includes
(A) only material things such as cars or jewelry
(B) our thoughts, our beliefs, and our possessions
(C) the land we share
(D) only nonmaterial things such as values or beliefs
3. Which of the following types of societies came first?
(A) industrial
(B) agricultural
(C) mass
(D) horticultural and pastoral
4. Which of the following fictional societies is an example of a pastoral society?
a. The Deswan people, who live in small tribes and base their economy on the production and trade of textiles
b. The Rositian Clan, a small community of farmers who have lived on their family's land for centuries
c. The Hunti, a wandering group of nomads who specialize in breeding and training horses
d. The Amaganda, an extended family of warriors who serve a single noble family
5. Which of the following occupations is a person of power most likely to have in an information society?
a. Software engineer
b. Coal miner
c. Children's book author
d. Sharecropper
6. Which of the following societies were the first to have permanent residents?
a. Industrial
b. Hunter-gatherer
c. Horticultural
d. Feudal
7. Organic solidarity is most likely to exist in which of the following types of societies?
a. Hunter-gatherer
b. Industrial
c. Agricultural
d. Feudal
Activity 2. Choose the right words in the spaces:
soil livestock dairy pest breed arable yield crop
A. In a mixed farm scenario where __________ feed is produced alongside crops for sale, the use of animal manure as fertiliser can return nutrients to soil.
B: One of few significant reforms in agriculture was the abolition of the policy of __________ slaughter to preserve grain.
C: Vera (2002) claims __________ grazing leads to development of groves, not that forest disappears as a result.
A: Bloch's agrarian history studied population, demography, __________ composition, variations in production and monetary fluctuations.
B: More complex mechanical finger weeders and brush weeders have value for intra-row weeding, uprooting weeds rather than covering them with __________.
C: The ability to hold on to available ionic nutrients is essential to the success of organic production on low-clay-content __________.
A: The activities of the control organism once the __________ or weed problem is under control must also be examined.
B: These producers do not always have access to the relevant education or resources to use non-chemical __________ control techniques and hence will not be able to supply to those outlets.
C: Considered a __________ species by humans they eat mainly grain and seeds but will eat almost anything including eggs, invertebrates and small mammals.
A: In recent years it has become common to aerate fermented __________ foods, such as yogurt.
B: Until recently the use of sheep and goats to produce __________ products was considered only a viable activity for small hobby farms in UK.
C: The __________ industry consists of primary milk products, pasteurised, powdered, and condensed milk, as well as processing of milk into by-products.
A: When material is fully broken down it is spread on __________ land using muck spreaders.
B: There are direct evidence of agriculture from cereal-type pollen and indirect evidence from pollen types associated with __________ farming.
C: In the UK, 4% of all agricultural land is organically farmed. This is still a very small proportion of the total land area, and only a small proportion of this is __________ land with the majority being grassland.
A: Most farms prefer to selectively __________ hens because their ability to lay more eggs in a cycle will increase profit for little initial extra cost.
B: Sir Robert Peel imported a __________ of pig from Ireland known as the "Irish Grazer" in 1812.
C: Chickens, quail and other domesticated birds continue to __________ even if there is no male bird or mating activity present.
A: New items not only meant changes in variety of consumption, but the increased products reduced the chances of starvation from __________ failure.
B: It is now known to consist of 17 higher family plants, and includes many important __________ species including maize and sugarcane.
C: Lettuce is a widely grown __________ in the UK and can be produced under glass all year-round.
A: These lands offered a lower __________ than the paddy fields, and deforestation to plant the new crops caused soil erosion and flooding into the low lying, fertile areas.
B: Although the hydroponic control treatments produced a greater __________ in three of the four trials, it is worth considering the amount of water used.
C: A good daily __________ from a goat is anything over four litres.
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