Farms, Food, And The Environment Quiz
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Test your knowledge on our new quiz about America’s farmland and the food and environmental benefits we get to enjoy because of it.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Over the past 25 years, which state in the United States lost the most acres of farm and ranch land?
- A.
A) California
- B.
B) Arizona
- C.
C) Texas
- 2.What percentage of the nation’s fruit is grown on land at high risk of development?
- A.
A) 52 percent
- B.
B) 73 percent
- C.
C) 91 percent
- 3.FARM AND RANCH LAND MAKES UP WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE LAND IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES?
- A.
A) 25 percent
- B.
B) 10 percent
- C.
C) 50 percent
- 4.From 1982 to 2007, the United States converted 23 million acres of agricultural land to development. This is equivalent to the size of what state?
- A.
A) Florida
- B.
B) Indiana
- C.
C) Vermont
- 5.THE THREE STATES THAT LOST THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM 2002–2007—TEXAS, FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA—CURRENTLY ACCOUNT FOR WHAT PERCENT OF U.S. VEGETABLE PRODUCTION?
- A.
A) 10 percent
- B.
B) 49 percent
- C.
C) 26 percent
- 6.WHAT PERCENTAGE OF U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IS PRODUCED BY AGRICULTURE?
- A.
A) 73 percent
- B.
B) 26 percent
- C.
C) 7 percent
- 7.WHICH STATE IN THE UNITED STATES HAS PROTECTED THE MOST ACRES OF FARM AND RANCH LAND (THROUGH 2009)?
- A.
A) Vermont
- B.
B) Michigan
- C.
C) Pennsylvania
- 8.WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE RAIN AND SNOW THAT FALLS IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. FALLS FIRST ON PRIVATE LAND BEFORE ENTERING STREAMS AND RIVERS?
- A.
A) 50 percent
- B.
B) 70 percent
- C.
C) 90 percent
- 9.HOW MANY MORE ACRES OF FARM LAND GROWING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES DO WE NEED FOR EVERYONE IN THE U.S. TO MEET THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDED DAILY DIETARY GUIDELINES?
- A.
A) 50 million
- B.
B) 5 million
- C.
C) 13 million
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