What Is the Key Feature That Distinguishes Intensive Agriculture from Horticulture

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is the key feature that distinguishes intensive agriculture from horticulture?

• A) Intensive agriculture uses techniques that allow people to cultivate fields permanently.
• B) Intensive agriculture begins only after a population reaches a critical density.
• C) Only intensive agriculture incorporates any sort of technology.
• D) Horticulture produces foods for village use, while intensive agriculture focuses on crops to sell.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Process

The sequence of steps by which sensory information is organized and interpreted to produce a meaningful experience of the world.

Top-Down Processing

Cognitive processing that begins with the formulation of thought or perception, influenced by expectations and prior knowledge, guiding lower-level processes.

Context Effects

How the context or environment in which information is presented can influence an individual's perception, comprehension, or memory of that information.

Top-Down Processing

The cognitive process that starts with the analysis of high-level information before identifying more detailed data.