Types of Ag
Which of the following is not an example of subsistence agriculture: Mediterranean, rice cultivation, pastoral nomadism?
Mediterranean
Arid or semi-arid regions
Pastoral nomadism
Type of survey methods that uses rivers and forests as boundaries
Metes and bounds
Green Revolution
Two negatives of GMOs (don't double dip)
reduce effectiveness of antibiotics. destroy long-standing ecological balances in local agriculture. long-term dependence on the US as a supplier -countries won't import/use foods not labeled as GMO
This type of ag is practiced by the most people around the world.
Humid low-latitude, aka hot and tropical climate regions
Shifting cultivation
Type of survey method with 1 mile unit block patterns
township and range
Enclosure movement, increased use of new farm technology, experimentation with new crops
Agricultural Revolution
Organic farming is a sustainable practiced characterized by
no pesticide use
This type of ag is where farmers grow grain primarily to feed their livestock
Mixed crop and livestock
Type of farming found in the southeast of the US, think Florida
commercial gardening
closest to market
Which of the following would not increase food supply: ensuring sustainable land productivity or placing tariffs on food exports
Tariffs on exports
This has been the greatest challenge to the food supply, as so many developing countries spend more of their income on food
food price
Agriculture practiced near large cities, supplying fruits and vegetables.
Truck farming
Major rice production country
China
Large farms are replacing...
small family owned farms
Countries with larges numbers of women involved in agriculture
Developing, subsistence
Prime farmland is being replaced by
Cities
The type of agriculture that's technically commercial but found in developing countries.
Plantation
So many crops grow in different climates, in different parts of the world.
Why does agriculture have some many hearths?
Von Thunen's model would put what type of agriculture farthest from the market
grazing/ranching
commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations
agribusiness
Over farming, deforestation, and overgrazing are all leading to
Desertification