Agriculture: Past and Present

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When did nascent farmers begin planting grains?

  • Around 105,000 years ago
  • Around 10,000 years ago
  • Around 20,000 years ago
  • Around 11,500 years ago (correct)

What percentage of the world's farmland is operated by the largest one percent of farms?

  • Less than 10 percent
  • Around 40 percent
  • Exactly 50 percent
  • More than 70 percent (correct)

How much of the world's food is produced by small farms?

  • Exactly 40 percent
  • Less than 10 percent
  • More than half
  • About a third (correct)

When were sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle domesticated?

<p>Around 10,000 years ago (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of agricultural land is found on farms larger than 1,000 hectares?

<p>Nearly 40 percent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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