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Major Crops of the U.S. Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which crop discussed in class had the longest potential growing season and therefore is grown in the southern part of the country?
a.
cotton
b.
corn
c.
tobacco
d.
tomatoes
 

 2. 

Which crop listed below is NOT normally planted in April or May?
a.
corn
b.
rye
c.
tobacco
d.
peanuts
 

 3. 

California is the leading state in the production of all of the following crops except......
a.
lettuce
b.
alfalfa
c.
oats
d.
tomatoes
 

 4. 

North Dakota is the leading state in the production of all of the following crops except......
a.
sunflowers
b.
barley
c.
wheat
d.
apples
 

 5. 

Of the crops listed in this question, which one had the highest economic production figures in the United States in 2016/17?
a.
oranges
b.
tomatoes
c.
apples
d.
lettuce
 

 6. 

Almost 50% of all corn grown in the United States is grown in 4 states. Which state listed below isn’t one of those states?
a.
Iowa
c.
Indiana
e.
Minnesota
b.
Illinois
d.
Nebraska
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 7. 

Which crops had higher production values than potatoes in 2016/17 in the United States? (chose all that apply)
 a.
corn
 c.
lettuce
 e.
rice
 g.
soybeans
 b.
alfalfa
 d.
apples
 f.
tobacco
 h.
wheat
 

 8. 

Which crops have a growing season of at least 90 days but not more than 120 days? (chose all that apply)
 a.
corn
 c.
oats
 e.
cotton
 g.
sunflowers
 b.
potatoes
 d.
barley
 f.
wheat
 h.
peanuts
 

Numeric Response
 

 9. 

The soybeans produced in the United States in 2016 had an estimated value of $______ billion.

 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 10. 

Which crop discussed in this unit had the highest production value in the United States in 2016/17? ______________________
 

 

 11. 

Which crop discussed in this unit had the lowest production value in the United States in 2016/17? ______________________
 

 

 12. 

What is the only country that leads the USA in apple production? ________________
 

 

 13. 

Which state leads the United States in rice production?  _______________________
 

 

 14. 

Which crop had a production value of approximately $3.77 billion in 2016 in the United States?  __________________
 

 

 15. 

Wisconsin is the leading state in the production of _______________.
 

 



 
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