Is farming good for the environment? Explain your answer.
No. Chemical runoff, high use of clean water, fertile land used up....
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Where did the 1st agricultural revolution occur?
Middle East
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Typically where does a food crisis occur?
Poorer nations
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What is the product that Von Thunen created?
The Von Thunen Model
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What is farmers and their families that are not the primary users or consumers of the agricultural good they produce. They sell their products to food-processing companies. A large-scale industry of food production.
Commercial Agriculture
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What are three difficulties faced by 3rd World farmers?
Civil War, changes in market prices, unhealthy working conditions, high cost of living compared to income, small return on investment...
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What major piece of equipment was developed in the 2nd agricultural revolution?
Tractors
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What are biofuels
Fuel derived directly from living matter.
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True or False. Dairy is closest to the market in the Von Thunen Model.
True
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What is a farming system that is largely independent of purchased inputs and in which outputs are typically used or consumed by farmers and their family
Subsistence Agriculture/farming
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Where in the world did ingredients for a hamburger and its toppings originate?
All over the world
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Explain crop rotation
The practice of growing different crops in succession on the same land chiefly to preserve the productive capacity of the soil.
What does the center of the Von Thunen model represent?
The city
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What is the meaning of intercropping?
Planting two or more crops in a field at the same time
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Our ability to buy foods from anywhere in the world would be an expression of
Globalization of agriculture
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What is the revolution that was associated with the Industrial Revolution?
Second Ag Revolution
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What triggered the most recent food crisis?
Increased demand for food and protein, increased oil prices, natural disasters, food being diverted to biofuels.
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What is the 4th/last ring on the Von Thunen Model?
Livestock ranching
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Describe the process of slash burn or swidden farming.
Slash-and-burn is an agricultural technique that involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields.
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In reference to agriculture, why are some regions of the world so much more advanced than others?
Geological differences causing different types of germs and also by luck, it was luck that some people found out how to mine metal and forge it quicker than others.
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When did each agricultural revolution take place?
1st: 10,000 BC
2nd: 17/18 Century
3rd: 1970s/80s--still today
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How has urban agriculture changed farming? 3 examples
Less pollution, energy, and space used. Better waste management
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What is the purpose of the Von Thunen Model?
Helps predict what crop will be grown or how land on a commercial farm will be used if we know where the farm is located in relation to the market.
So food can be close to the market for transportation costs or food spoilage is reduced.
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What is ecofriendly food and technology that's less harmful on the environment?