Q.1
Which of these is not a benefit of conventional moldboard plowing?
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buries weeds
turns up good seedbed
oxidizes soil
allows soil to dry out
Q.2
What source of information on farm productivity among the Iroquois Confederacy is cited in the article?
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legends and oral history
fossils of food caches found in caves
genetic information derived from current farm plots
records of colonial administrators and soldiers
Q.3
Which factor is NOT used to explain high corn yields in the Iroquois Confederacy, compared to wheat yields in Europe?
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European farmers were using advanced breeding techniques
Iroquois soil had higher organic matter
corn has higher productive capacity than wheat
reduced tillage prevented soil erosion
Q.4
Which factor is NOT listed as an example of a permaculture approach to food from the water?
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moving salmon eggs into new streams
building wicker pens to hold fish during the summer
creating rocky beds for oysters
tending and cleaning salmon streams
Q.5
What example is given for the role of the hog peanut in the cultural life of the Standing Rock Sioux?
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men would trade hog peanuts for guns, knives and hatchets
men would use hog peanuts to attract bears, and then kill the bears to prove their bravery
kids would hunt voles with slingshots, then grab the hog peanuts
women would sing to the meadow voles, promising not to take all of the hog peanuts the voles had cached for winter