Types of Agriculture
Which kind of commercial agriculture produces products like coffee in tropical environments?
Plantation Agriculture
Which agricultural revolution began in Britain?
Second Agricultural Revolution
What did Von Thunen believe decisions regarding what farmers produced and where were based on?
Transportation costs
What series of laws in Britain enabled landowners to privatize public lands?
The Enclosure Acts
What does ‘GMO’ stand for?
Genetically Modified Organism
Where did the First Agricultural Revolution begin?
The Fertile Crescent
Which kind of subsistence agriculture is extensive and takes place in drylands?
Pastoral nomadism
Which agricultural revolution included the Columbian Exchange?
First Agricultural Revolution
In Von Thunen’s Model, what kind of farming is located closest to the market?
Horticulture (dairy farming/market gardening)
With better access to resources, markets, and new technology, companies can increase their efficiency and decrease costs. What does this describe?
Economies of Scale
The use of this, changing a living species or process to benefit humans, is a controversial aspect of the Green Revolution.
Biotechnology
What do you call chemicals and nutrients that are added to the soil to increase crop yields?
Fertilizers
Which kind of commercial farming is intensive and involves both the growing of crops and raising of animals?
Mixed crop/livestock farming
Which agricultural revolution led to a major increase in population growth and urbanization?
Second Agricultural Revolution
What kind of farming is located farthest from the market in Von Thunen’s Model?
Ranching
Which of these countries has the least amount of arable land?
Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Singapore
This practice, also known as the ‘Blue Revolution’, produces almost half of the world’s seafood.
Aquaculture
The high concentration of animals in these leads to increased pollutants in runoff.
Feedlots
Which kind of commercial farming is extensive and takes place on large expanses of dryland?
Ranching
Which agricultural revolution failed in Africa?
The Green Revolution
Why is grain farming located far away from the market in Von Thunen’s Model?
It requires lots of land and is light and easy to transport
Which of these countries has the fewest agricultural workers?
Niger, Mexico, Israel, United States
Israel
Monoculture can result in the reduction of this, the variety of life in an ecosystem.
Biodiversity
The burning of these by farming equipment results in increased pollutants in the atmosphere.
Fossil fuels
Which kind of agriculture is practiced in Chile, Southern Africa, and Australia, and produces figs and dates?
Mediterranean
Which agricultural revolution diffused in part thanks to trade along the Silk Road?
First Agricultural Revolution
Why were forests located close to the market in Von Thunen’s Model?
Wood is heavy and was used often as fuel, for heat, etc.
Approximately what percentage of subsistence farmers worldwide are women?
70%
The use of these is very controversial but if farmers stopped, Monsanto would go out of business.
Pesticides
People who live in these areas experience increased rates of diabetes and heart disease since it is hard to live a healthy life.
Food desert