Types of Agriculture
Farming that provides food mainly for the farmer's family.
What is subsistence farming?
These two primary climate variables are the most crucial factors in determining the success and location of agricultural regions.
What are heat and moisture?
Defined as the agricultural practice of growing a single crop species in a given area for a consecutive number of seasons, it is often used for high-profit crops like corn or soy.
What is Monocropping (or Monoculture)?
These unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly used to monitor crop health, spray pesticides, and map field topography.
What are drones?
PA number one agricultural sector.
What is Poultry?
Farming is done primarily to sell products for profit.
What is commercial agriculture?
This type of agriculture, which includes growing grapes and olives, is specifically adapted to a climate with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.
What is Mediterranean agriculture?
Bonus: Who is a part of Agriculture?
What is Everyone?
This type of farming uses GPS, sensors, and data analytics to apply fertilizers and water only where needed, reducing waste
What is Precision Agriculture (or Precision Farming)?
Pa is the number one producer of this, which has led to Pa being called,
What is the "Mushroom Capital of the World"?
A type of subsistence farming where farmers clear and burn land to grow crops.
What is Slash and Burn Agriculture?
Due to a long growing season and high temperatures, these large, specialized commercial farms are typically located in tropical climates.
What are plantations?
Bonus: Which agricultural activity is in the 2nd ring of Von Thunen's model?
What is timber/forestry?
These devices, often part of the Internet of Things (IoT), are placed in the soil to measure moisture levels, temperature, and nutrient levels.
What are soil sensors?
The largest indoor agricultural event in the U.S. Is held in Harrisburg PA.
What is the Pa Farm Show?
According to the von Thünen model, this type of intensive farming is located in the first ring because of its high perishability and transport costs.
What is dairying (or market gardening)?
As global climates change, farmers are turning to this type of agricultural strategy, which focuses on sustainability and reducing environmental harm.
What is sustainable farming?
The Von Thünen model is often criticized because it assumes this, which rarely exists in reality.
What is an Isotropic Plain (or uniform landscape/single market)?
This method of growing plants, often in vertical stacks, uses controlled environment agriculture (CEA) to optimize light and nutrients without soil.
What is hydroponics (or vertical farming)?
The vast majority of Pennsylvania's farms are family-owned and operated. How many farms are there in Pennsylvania?
A:30,000
B:42,000
C:52,000
D:67,000
What are 52,000 farms?
What three natural factors determine the types of farming?
Soil fertility, precipitation, and the lengths of their growing seasons
Farmers in dry climates often use this practice to prevent soil from becoming too salty and infertile.
What is irrigation (or improved irrigation management)?
While the Fertile Crescent is known for wheat, this region of the world is considered the hearth for wet rice cultivation.
What is East Asia (or Southeast Asia)?
This agricultural term refers to a, often genetic, modification that helps plants withstand pests, disease, or drought.
What is a GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)?
There are _________ agriculture jobs in Pennsylvaina alone.
A:10,000
B:15,000
C:134,000
D:593,000
What is 593,000 jobs?