Misc.
Vocab
von Thunen
Agricultural Revolutions
Crops
Key Terms
Scale of Analysis
100
These large enterprises have been able to occupy an increasing share of US farming largely because they are able to take advantage of this, which enables them to sell products at a lower price. (2 parts)
Agribusiness; Economies of Scale
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
Mixed-crop commercial agriculture and plantations would be considered this type of farming, while ranching and nomadic herding would be considered this type of farming. (2 parts)
Intensive; Extensive
100
How are the terms pastoral nomadism and desertification related?
Pastoral nomadism can lead to overgrazing, which can lead to desertification.
100
What is the Scale of Analysis for this map?
Global
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
Maize cultivation diffused from here to here during this process beginning in the late-15th century. (3 parts)
New World; Old World; Columbian Exchange
200
Identify an example that explains how an agricultural technique can have positive environmental consequences.
The Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Phillippines have succeeded in holding off erosion because the community participates in managing and maintaining the terraces.
200
What is the Scale of Analysis
National
300
Most farmers in the world practice which sort of farming?
Intensive Subsistence
300
What was the Columbia Exchange?
The exchange of goods and ideas between AfroEurasia and the Americas, initiated by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
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
300
Describe characteristics of a wetland and explain its environmental vulnerability because of agriculture.
Wetlands are areas of land covered by or saturated with water. When wetlands are drained to be converted into farmland or to be used for irrigation, animal habitats are lost, and the ecosystem is damaged.
300
What is the Scale of Analysis
Local; Sub-national
400
Malthus was proven wrong because this aspect of the land in many countries was improved by this process beginning in the 18th century. (2 parts)
Carrying Capacity; Second Agricultural Revolution
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
400
What is a food desert and what is its major cause?
Areas where residents lack access to healthy, nutritious food because stores selling them are too far away.
They occur in areas of low median ncome, higher unemployment rates, and higher poverty levels.
400
What is the Scale of Analysis?
Regional
500
Commercial agriculture differs from subsistence agriculture because commercial agriculture...
(3 ways)
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
500
What is an aquifer?
Layers of underground sand, gravel, and rocks that contain and can release a usable amount of water.
Aquifers must be recharged or replenished by drainage through the soil or they will become depleted, as is the case of with the Ogallala Aquifer beneath the Great Plains of the United States.
500
What is the Scale of Analysis?
National