Farming Methods
What type of agriculture involves the production of food or animals for consumption by the farmer's family?
Substantial agriculture
Do Women work more in MDC’s or LDC’s?
LDC's
What does the von Thunen model explain?
the relationship between the cost of land and the cost to transport the crop to market.
What trade route was heavily used to trade agricultural practices that shaped cultural landscapes and societies?
The Silk Road
What is a consequence of population increase?
more food production necessary to meet consumer needs
What type of agriculture involves the production of food primarily for sale off the farm?
Commercial Agriculture
Is there an increase or decrease in birth rate when women are working in agriculture
decrease
How many outer rings are on the Von Thunen Model?
4
What is the First agricultural revolution also called?
Neolithic Revolution
what can deforestation lead to?
Soil erosion, climate change, and decrease in biodiversity
What type of agriculture is most common in LDC’s?
Substantial agriculture
List 2 challenges that women face in working in agriculture
unequal pay, limited access to education and training, little land tenure, and discrimination
What are two assumptions that were made about the model?
All land is flat, There is one, single market, All land has equal access to the market, farmers want to maximize their profit, and all land has similar characteristics.
What has helped agricultural practices diffuse around the world faster than ever?
Globalization
Why could slash and burn farming be bad for the environment?
decreases biodiversity, increases CO2 in the atmosphere, deforestation
What type of agriculture is most common in MDC’s?
Commercial agriculture
In what continent do women work the most in agriculture?
Africa specifically Sub-Saharan
What are the flaws of the Von Thunen model?
The model inaccurately predicts crop yields based on distance from market centers.
What crop helped Europe have a population boom?
Commercial Framing led to people being concerned about what?
The quality of food, pollution, sustainability and the treatment of animals
What percent of US farms are commercial?
14%
What percent of Women work in Agriculture?
36%
How does the Von Thunen model affect where crops are grown?
farm products would be grown in a series of concentric zones outward from the central marketplace and the cost of transporting different crops.
Where were the 5 main agricultural hearths during the First Agricultural Revolution located?
Fertile Crescent, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, East Asia, Southeast Asia
How is climate change, and how do we produce food impacting places around the world?
Many places have been impacted by desertification, deforestation, water and air pollution