Please Answer All 5 Need Answers Fast !! Multiple-Choice Questions: 1. Which of the following describes the importance of decomposition of organic matter in the soil formation process?

a. It creates the sand, silt, and day that make up the type of soil necessary for raising crops

b. It creates an upper layer of topsoil that carries important nutrients for plant health and growth.

c. It creates pathways that allow air and water to get to the roots to help plants grow.

d. It creates a healthy environment for the survival of earthworms that live in sandy soils.

e. It creates the minerals in volcanic soils of the Andes Mountains for growing maize and yams.

2. Which of the following describes the type of topo-graphic feature best suited for grain agriculture?

a. Small plots of land on southwestern plateaus of North America

b. Terraced fields in mountainous areas of South Asia

c. Large fields in flat plains of central Europe and North America

d. Hilly regions such as those found in Northern Ireland

e. Hillsides in Southeast Asia

3. Shifting cultivation generally takes place in which of the following climatic regiona?
a. Tropical wet and dry
b. Mediterranean
c. Semiarid
d. Humid continental
e. Subtropical humid

4. Which of the following is an intensive agriculture practice that specializes in a single tropical or sub-tropical crop for global rather than local markets?
a. Nomadic herding
b. Shifting cultivation
c. Market gardening
d. Plantation agriculture
e. Grain farming

5. Dairy farming in semiarid climatic regions can have which similarity with livestock fattening operations in the same environment?
a. Locations near slaughterhouses and meat-packing facilities

b. Locations in hilly areas with fields for posture

c. Extensive fields for raising corn and grain

d. Large barns and outbuildings to house the livestock

e. Feedlots for sheltering and feeding the animals
with hay and grain
crops