Unit V: Agricultural and Rural Land Use
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 growing food for the purpose of making a profit | commercial agriculture |
| growing food for the purpose of feeding your family | subsistence agriculture |
| prior to agriculture people provided for themselves by | hunting and gathering |
| Carl Sauer theorized that vegetative and seed agriculture first started in | Southeast Asia |
| region where domestication of animals and plants first occurred | Southwest Asia |
| name the three continents that do not contain an agricultural hearth | North America, Europe, and Australia |
| crop rotation systems and the use of machinery is characteristic of this agricultural revolution | second agricultural revolution |
| shifting cultivation is also referred to as | slash and burn agriculture |
| climate area where shifting cultivation is most common | tropical rain forest |
| climate regions where pastoral nomadism is most common | arid and semi-arid desert |
| getting more than one crop per year is called | double-cropping |
| name two regions in the United States where dairy farming predominates | upper Midwest, New England, and upstate New York |
| area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied | milkshed |
| the two most important staple grains in the world | wheat and rice |
| arid and semi arid climate regions are suitable for this commercial agriculture practice | livestock ranching |
| the most extreme type of fixed location ranching takes place in | feedlots |
| two most important crops in Mediterranean agriculture are | olives and grapes |
| name three categories of crops which are a part of horticulture | fruits, vegetables, and flowers |
| name the two most important crops for mixed crop and livestock agriculture | corn and soybeans |
| this form of commercial agriculture predominates in the Southeastern United States | market gardening |
| commercial agriculture that takes place in LDCs is often classified as | plantation agriculture |
| CSA stands for | community supported agriculture |
| large corporations controlling many facets of food production is referred to as | agribusiness |
| farming methods that preserve long term productivity of land and minimizes pollution | sustainable agriculture |
| productive farm land that is typically located near metropolitan areas | prime agricultural land |
| rapid diffusion of new agricultural techniques after WWII from MDCs to LDCs | Green Revolution |
| method of land division that has greatly impacted farming communities in the Midwest | Township and Range System |
| French method of land division in parts of North America | long-lot system |
| system of planting crops on ridge tops, which reduces soil erosion | ridge tillage |
| her thesis stated that subsistence farmers increase food supply by intensification of production | Boserup |
| overgrazing in semi-arid regions leads to | desertification |
| model that predicts which crops to cultivate and animals to raise based upon market location | von Thunen |
| this movement helped promote agricultural efficiency in Great Britain between 1750-1850 | Enclosure Movement |
| this type of agriculture in the United States has increased 20% per year for the last 20 years | organic agriculture |
| small family owned farms that are going bankrupt at an alarming rate is referred to as the | farm crisis |
| type of trade that reduces the commodity chain between the farmer and the consumer | fair trade |
| commercial farmers suffer from these two basic problems | access to market and overproduction |
| GMO stands for | genetically modified organisms |
| name of the agricultural revolution we are living through now | biotechnological revolution |
| two crops that are used the most in producing biofuels | corn and soybeans |
| system of land division in England and much of the eastern United States | metes and bounds |
| most people in the world live in this type of settlement pattern | clustered rural |
| part-time farmers in Japan and the United States are also called | hobby farmers |
| livestock ranching is a form of this type of commercial agriculture | extensive commercial agriculture |
| this form of agriculture takes place in LDCs where agriculture densities are high | intensive subsistence agriculture |
| proposed that agriculture had multiple hearths | Carl Sauer |
| growing a single specialty crop on large tracts of land is called a | mono culture |
| continent that benefited the least from the Green Revolution | Africa |
| type of agriculture located on the outer most ring in the Von Thunen model | livestock grazing |
| the second agricultural revolution coincided with this historical event | Industrial Revolution |
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