Chapter 10: ROW CROPS
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. Probably the very first crops that people planted were grains.
2. Most of the wheat grown is used for human food.
3. Most wheat is produced in the Northeast.
4. More corn is produced in the United States than any other crop.
True.
5. The majority of corn production is in the Midwest.
6. Much of the cloth produced today is manufactured from petroleum.
7. Human-made fibers are more comfortable than fibers produced by agriculture.
8. Cotton was probably first used in the Nile Valley in ancient Egypt.
9. One of the most valuable products from peanuts is peanut oil.
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A large portion of our agriculture industry is
2. The grasses that produce the most and best seeds are selected for
4. Wheat flour is relatively high in
c. protein
6. The two most widely produced oil crops are soybeans and
7. A shrub-like plant that requires a long growing season and warm temperatures is
8. Linen comes from fibers produced in a plant called
9. Plant stems contain these two structures:
10. The seed of the flax plant is pressed for
DISCUSSION
1. What factors determine what row crop is grown in each state?
2. What are the three classifications of crops?
3. What are the types of wheat?
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4. Why is hard red winter wheat so popular?
5. Durum wheat is used for what purpose?
6. Other than color, what is the difference between white and yellow corn?
7. What are some uses for corn?
8. What functions are served by the xylem and phloem?
9. Where is the majority of corn grown? Why?
10. What uses are made of soybean oil?