Basic Agriculture
What is ranching?
cultivation of animals for the purpose of human consumption
Much of the developing world is still reliant on subsistence farming, meaning....
People grow food for their own consumption
In what way did innovations of the 1st agricultural revolution (seed drill, harvester etc.) improve agriculture?
Asia
Jerusalem is the capital city of this Nation State...
Israel
Much of the United States agriculture industry is dedicated to monocropping, meaning.....
only grow 1 crop year-over-year: corn
According to Von Thunen's theory, how will urban centers be related to agriculture?
Markets
The so-called "4th" agricultural revolution concerns...
AI and robotics
Agricultural globalization has led to produce such as oranges or strawberries being available year round in US markets. Explain Agricultural Globalization
Due to high speed international trade and transport we have access to goods from markets all over the world with different growing seasons.
Renewed rhetoric around the "One China" policy has led to tensions with this island nation.
Taiwan
What effect will global warming have on agricultural belts?
Peak agriculture belts will shift North or South away from the equator
How is proximity to the equator related to agricultural production?
longer growing season = more output
The "Green Revolution" was based on increased use of _______ for agriculture.
Technology (chemicals)
How did the Columbian Exchange shape modern food consumption?
Mass diffusion of foods away from hearths of domestication. Wide spread of staple carbs: Wheat, Rice and Maize
This stateless nation of persons are still hoping to gain independent territory from Syria, Turkey and Iraq...
Kurds
Production of grapes, olives, figs and lemons share a similar growing location because...
Mediterranean climate = warm, tropical, humid
Large farming in the midwest has led to widespread adoption of linear settlement patterns, compared with clustered settlements on the East Coast. Explain the difference.
Clustered = land use strictly follows geographic shifts
How did WWII set up the second agricultural revolution in America?
Mass industrialization was turned towards production of agricultural equipment
How can food shortages still exist when global agriculture production is higher than ever?
Cost of trade and transports higher than the price of goods.
Former President Biden signed the CHIPS act into law aimed at boosting domestic production of these....
semiconductors
How does extensive farming relate to desertification or soil salinization?
Over use of land and irrigation leads to shortage of water and minerals
Von Thunen's model seeks to prove the relationship between _________ and ___________.
&
agricultural land use
How has the green revolution affected the gap in agricultural production between developing and developed countries?
Developed have access to loads of new technology greatly increasing yields over developing
According the Malthus Population growth is _______, while food production is ________. This creates a _______ relationship.
Exponential
Linear growth
cyclical
This country has leveraged its' wealth from being the #1 global oil exporter to invest heavily in sports like golf and soccer.
Saudi Arabia