HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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Which of the following provides the best example of quaternary economic activity?
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An economic consultant who makes suggestions to companies as to which agricultural products to buy (coffee, dates, tobacco, etc.) given current market trends
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An American-based facility that purchases government-subsidized corn and manufactures food additives and high fructose corn syrup
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A public land grant college that develops a variety of rice that does not require flood irrigation and can be grown in semi-arid countries whose farmers are challenged by frequent drought
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A subsistence farmer in Ecuador that sells some crop surplus to the market, but farms to support a family who lives on less than two dollars a day
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As its name suggests, the Arabian peninsula is the home region of the Arabic language, which was then spread by conquering armies along with the Islamic religion in the sixth through eigth centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The highest yielding crops are sugar cane, sugar beet, and tomatoes. Sugar cane accounts for about 80% of the world’s sugar production, while sugar beet the remaining 20%. Not surprisingly, the most lucrative cash crops from a value per acre perspective are illegal in many parts of the world.
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