Vocab
Vocab
von Thunen
Agricultural Revolutions
Crops
100
What is the most popular and effective type of shifting cultivation?
Slash and burn
100
Intensive agriculture typically uses ______ land than extensive agriculture.
Less
100
Why is von Thunen's Model not always correct?
Not all land is perfectly flat. There may be more than one market. Land can be interrupted by water or other natural forces.
100
What event did the Second Agricultural Revolution coincide with?
The Industrial Revolution
100
What crop is being grown in this picture?
Corn
200
What is the Bid-Rent Theory?
The price of land goes up as you get closer to the market/city center.
200
Intensive agriculture typically uses a _______ amount of inputs than extensive agriculture.
Larger.
200
What is the main reason that are ranching and livestock so far from the market/city center?
They take up more land; land is less expensive further from the city center.
200
What was the First Agricultural Revolution?
Hunting and Gathering --> Farming (Neolithic Revolution)
200
What crop is being grown in this picture?
Rice
300
Most farmers in the world practice which sort of farming?
Intensive Subsistence
300
What are the three components of slash and burn?
Clearing, Farming, and Moving
300
Why are all animals not kept together? (Why are dairy cows and beef cows not kept in the same location?)
Dairy is much more perishable that meat. (It needs to get to the market sooner.)
300
What is a GMO?
Genetically Modified Organism
300
What crop is being grown in this picture?
Wheat
400
What is the main purpose of crop rotation?
Keep the fields fertile.
400
Farms being integrated into a large food production industry is known as...
Agribusiness.
400
What are the two types of agriculture closest to the market? Why are they there?
Market Gardening and Dairy Farming. They are the most perishable.
400
What is another name for the Third Agricultural Revolution? What did it do to food?
The Green Revolution. It modified the type of food- introduced chemical fertilizer. Increased yield.
400
This is a map of farms for what crop? **BONUS** What type of map is this?
Rice Dot Density
500
Commercial agriculture differs from subsistence agriculture because commercial agriculture...
Uses more fertilizer. Usually sells to food processing companies. Have larger farms. More concerned with profit.
500
Name two global crop hearths.
Southwest Asia. East Asia. Southeast Asia. Sub-Saharan Africa. Latin America.
500
Draw von Thunen's Model. Include all necessary parts.
Dairy Market Gardening (Fruits and Vegetables) Forrest Grains Ranching
500
What is one major complaint about the Green Revolution?
Chemical Fertilizer is poisoning groundwater. Kills biodiversity. Harms environment. Increases erosion.
500
This is a map of farms for what crop? **BONUS** What type of map is this?
Coffee Choropleth
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