Vocab
Vocab
von Thunen
Agricultural Revolutions
Misc.
100
What is the most popular and effective type of shifting cultivation?
Slash and burn
100
Intensive agriculture typically uses ______ land than extensive agriculture.
Less
100
Why is von Thunen's Model not always correct?
Not all land is perfectly flat. There may be more than one market. Land can be interrupted by water or other natural forces.
100
What event did the Second Agricultural Revolution coincide with?
The Industrial Revolution
100

Says that human behavior is affected largely by the environment.

Environmental Determinism

200
What is the Bid-Rent Theory?
The price of land goes up as you get closer to the market/city center.
200
Intensive agriculture typically uses a _______ amount of inputs than extensive agriculture.
Larger.
200

What is the main reason that ranching and livestock so far from the market/city center?

They take up more land; land is less expensive further from the city center.

200
What was the First Agricultural Revolution?
Hunting and Gathering --> Farming (Neolithic Revolution)
200

Says that people decide how to respond to environmental conditions.

Environmental Possibilism
300

Most farmers in the world practice which sort of farming? (TWO WORDS)

Intensive Subsistence

300
What are the three components of slash and burn?
Clearing, Farming, and Moving
300

Why are all animals not kept together? (Why are dairy cows and beef cows not kept in the same location?)

Dairy is much more perishable that meat. (It needs to get to the market sooner.)

300
What is a GMO?
Genetically Modified Organism
300

Land survey system used in France allowing farmers to have access to rivers for irrigation and trade purposes.

Long Lot System

400
What is the main purpose of crop rotation?
Keep the fields fertile.
400
Farms being integrated into a large food production industry is known as...
Agribusiness.
400
What are the two types of agriculture closest to the market? Why are they there?
Market Gardening and Dairy Farming. They are the most perishable.
400
What is another name for the Third Agricultural Revolution? What did it do to food?
The Green Revolution. It modified the type of food- introduced chemical fertilizer. Increased yield.
400

Land survey system in England that divided the plot boundaries into irregular shapes based on physical features.

Metes and Bounds System

500
Commercial agriculture differs from subsistence agriculture because commercial agriculture...
Uses more fertilizer. Usually sells to food processing companies. Have larger farms. More concerned with profit.
500

Name two of the five global crop hearths.

Southwest Asia. East Asia. Southeast Asia. Sub-Saharan Africa. Latin America.

500

Draw von Thunen's Model. Include all necessary parts.

Market/CBD (Central Business District) - Middle

Dairy & Market Gardening (Fruits and Vegetables) - Ring 1

Forrest - Ring 2

Grains - Ring 3

Ranching - Ring 4

500
What is one major complaint about the Green Revolution?
Chemical Fertilizer is poisoning groundwater. Kills biodiversity. Harms environment. Increases erosion.
500

Who is considered the father of the Green Revolution? **DOUBLE** What country and crop did he help to become self-sufficient in the 1940's-1950's?

Norman Borlaug

Mexico - Grain/Wheat