Farming in the Mountain West Region
Activity 5



1.    What is Idaho's largest industry?
 

2.    What is grown in Idaho?
 

3.    Which state produces more potatoes than any other?
 

4.    What are the perfect growing conditions for potatoes?
 

5.    What makes Idaho a good agricultural state?
 

6.    How is Idaho's agriculture linked to the world?
 

7.    What is one of Nevada's most important industries?
 

8.    What is Montana's number one industry?
 

9.    What are the leading agricultural commodities in Montana?
 

10.  Which state has more animals than people?
 

11.  What is rangeland?
 

12.  How much of Montana is rangeland?
 

13.  What is cropland?
 

14.  What are the two styles of farming in Montana?
 

15.  What is irrigated farming?
 

16.  What is the leading cash crop in Montana?
 

17.  Why has wheat production increased over the past 15 years?
 

18.  What is made from hard wheats?
 

19.  What is made from soft wheats?
 

20.  What is made from combination wheats?
 

21.  Sugar beets are grown in Montana. What are they used for?
 

22.  How does Montana rank in the nation for sheep production?
 

23.  How many sheep are in Montana?
 

24.  How does this number compare to the number of people in Montana?
 

25.  Where are sheep primarily raised in Montana?
 

26.  What do sheep provide?
 

27.  What is made from sheep's milk?
 

28.  What do sheep eat on the range?
 

29.  What happens to sheep in the spring?
 

30.  What is wool called when it is sheared off in one piece?
 

31.  What is made from the fleece?
 

32.  What is the oil (lanolin) used to make?
 

33.  What is a sheepherder?
 

34.  What is Montana's number one agricultural industry?
 

35.  How many cows are in Montana?
 

36.  How does this number compare to the number of people in Montana?
 

37.  What products do Montana's dairy cows provide?
 

38.  Montana is the seedstock capital of the world. What does seedstock mean?
 

39.  What does the cattle industry provide?
 

40.  What other by-products come from cattle?
 

41.  Sheep and cattle are ruminants. What does that mean?