25. Compared with the effect of growth in population and resulting changes in its structure, growth of per capita income is likely to have a much bigger effect on demand for food because: A. Rich people buy more food B. Rich people buy better quality food C. Rich people consume more diversified food D. All the above 26. Some critics of modern agriculture argue that the interface between the environment and food production is likely to create critical constraints on future food production. They support their arguments by all the following, except: A. The world has already expanded agricultural production into areas that cannot sustain it B. Yields from current production methods have reached their plateau C. Countries around the globe are switching to production methods that do not use fertilizers and chemicals and are maintaining the same yields as from methods that use more and more fertilizers and chemicals D. Intensive agriculture has led to degradation of land and water 27. The future production of food will depend on all the following, except: A. Quantity of available resources, especially land and water B. Quality of available agricultural resources C. Intensity of input use on land D. Technological change E. Population
25. Compared with the effect of growth in population and resulting changes in its structure, growth of per capita income is likely to have a much bigger effect on demand for food because: A. Rich people buy more food B. Rich people buy better quality food C. Rich people consume more diversified food D. All the above 26. Some critics of modern agriculture argue that the interface between the environment and food production is likely to create critical constraints on future food production. They support their arguments by all the following, except: A. The world has already expanded agricultural production into areas that cannot sustain it B. Yields from current production methods have reached their plateau C. Countries around the globe are switching to production methods that do not use fertilizers and chemicals and are maintaining the same yields as from methods that use more and more fertilizers and chemicals D. Intensive agriculture has led to degradation of land and water 27. The future production of food will depend on all the following, except: A. Quantity of available resources, especially land and water B. Quality of available agricultural resources C. Intensity of input use on land D. Technological change E. Population
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25. Compared with the effect of growth in population and resulting changes in its structure, growth of per capita income is likely to have a much bigger effect on demand for food because:
A. Rich people buy more food
B. Rich people buy better quality food
C. Rich people consume more diversified food
D. All the above
26. Some critics of modern agriculture argue that the interface between the environment and food production is likely to create critical constraints on future food production. They support their arguments by all the following, except:
A. The world has already expanded agricultural production into areas that cannot sustain it
B. Yields from current production methods have reached their plateau
C. Countries around the globe are switching to production methods that do not use fertilizers and chemicals and are maintaining the same yields as from methods that use more and more fertilizers and chemicals
D. Intensive agriculture has led to degradation of land and water
27. The future production of food will depend on all the following, except:
A. Quantity of available resources, especially land and water
B. Quality of available agricultural resources
C. Intensity of input use on land
D. Technological change
E. Population
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