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1. Agriculture is another word that is used when talking about farming and ranching. |
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2. An acre of land is about the size of a football field. |
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3. Goats can be used for weed control. |
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4. Hamburger comes from a pig. |
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5. Blue jeans are made out of a cotton plant. |
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6. A steak comes from a beef animal. |
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7. Wool can be used to make clothes and blankets. |
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8. A steak comes from a beef animal. |
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9. Sugarcane is grown in Wyoming. |
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10. Flour is any ground up grain like wheat. |
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11. Corn can be dried and crushed to make oil. |
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12. Oil used in mayonnaise and salad dressing is made from seeds. |
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13. Wyoming's largest crop is beans. |
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14. Bees are important for pollinating crops. |
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15. Spaghetti noodles are mostly made of corn. |
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16. The main ingredient in salad dressing is vinegar. |
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17. The five “F's” of agriculture is farming, food, fiber, flowers and forest. |
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18. The Spanish word for a rope is “El Ranchero”. |
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19. Wyoming agriculture industry meets or exceeds one billion dollars annually. |
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For the following questions, circle the best choice that answers the question. |
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20. Which state produces the most food? |
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a. Texas
b. Montana
c. California
d. Wyoming |
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21. Which country produces the most food? |
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a. Canada
b. Russia
c. Mexico
d. United States
e. Europe |
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22. What does agriculture provide for people? |
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a. Food
b. Fiber
c. Shelter
d. All of the above |
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23. Which career is most related to agriculture? |
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a. Loan Officer
b. Teacher
c. Soil Scientist
d. Actor |
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24. Farmers use pesticides to control? |
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a. Insects
b. Rain
c. Soil erosion
d. Wildlife |
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25. Why do farmers use pesticides? |
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a. Increase farm production
b. Keep crops from freezing
c. Crops won't grow at all without pesticides
d. All of the above
e. None of the above |
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26. Which of these crops are produced in the United States? |
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a. Corn
b. Rice
c. Wheat
d. Soybeans
e. All of the above |
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27. Wyoming's largest agriculture product is? |
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a. Sheep
b. Cattle
c. Milk
d. Swine
e. Wheat |
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28. Hamburger comes from which animal? |
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a. Chickens
b. Hogs
c. Cattle
d. Sheep |
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29. Bacon comes from which animal? |
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a. Cattle
b. Sheep
c. Hogs
d. Chickens |
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30. Which one of the main ingredients in bread is made of wheat? |
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a. Sugar
b. Salt
c. Yeast
d. Flour |
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31. Which of the following farm crops are used in cereals? |
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a. Wheat
b. Corn
c. Rice
d. Oats
e. All of the above |
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32. What animal produces a fiber for clothes? |
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a. Cattle
b. Swine
c. Chickens
d. Sheep |
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33. One farmer produces enough food for about how many people? |
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a. 10
b. 50
c. 90
d. 500
e. 130 |
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34. During the past 50 years, the number of farms in the U.S. has: |
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a. Increased
b. Stayed about the same
c. Decreased |
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35. Milk is an important source of which nutrient? |
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a. Iron
b. Vitamin C
c. Calcium
d. Carbohydrates
e. Vitamin A |
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36. Carrots are an important source of which nutrient? |
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a. Calcium
b. Iron
c. Vitamin C
d. Carbohydrates
e. Vitamin A |
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37. Out of every 100 people in the U.S., how many are farmers? |
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a. 1 to 2 people
b. 3 to 4 people
c. 5 to 7 people
d. 10 people |
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38. Which of the following has allowed farmers to increase production during the past 100 years. |
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a. Larger farms
b. Computers
c. Farm machinery such as tractors
d. Pesticides
e. All of the above |
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39. Erosion of the soil is: |
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a. Soil which crumbles easily
b. Controlled by using lots of fertilizers
c. The wearing away of loss of the land
d. All of the above |
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40. World food production in the future will need to _________ to feed everyone on the planet? |
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a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Stay the same |
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41. Agriculture includes food and fiber production, processing, sales, farm equipment sales, and other areas close to farming. With that in mind, how many people out of every 100 people in the U.S. work in some phase of agriculture? |
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a. 5 people
b. 10 people
c. 20 people
d. 30 people |
