Origins of Agriculture
Before agriculture, most people acquired food through ___________.
Hunting and gathering
What kind of countries could you most commonly find subsistence agriculture in?
Developing countries
What kind of countries could you most commonly find commercial agriculture in?
Developed countries
Define "crop"
Any plant cultivated by people gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season.
Define "subsistence agriculture"
The production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family
Define "commercial agriculture"
The production of cash crops primarily for sale off the farm.
The process that began when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied on hunting and gathering
Agricultural Revolution
Pastoral Nomadism is a type of subsistence agriculture that focuses on ___________.
Domesticated animals (rather than crops)
A large-scale farm that usually focuses on the production of a single crop such as tobacco, coffee, tea, sugar cane, rubber, and cotton
Plantation
Places where hunter-gatherers still exist today
Isolated regions of the world
The term used to explain the process of obtaining two harvests per year from one field
Double cropping
What percentage of the US Labor Force are farmers?
Less than 2%
When was the date of origin for agriculture, according to human geographers, sociologists, and anthropologists?
They are unsure of the exact date, but most believe it estimates to around 10,000 to 12,000 years ago.
What kind of subsistence agriculture uses a technique known as slash-and-burn agriculture to clear land?
Shifting cultivation
Plantations can be found in both Less Developed Countries and More Developed Countries. How are they often found in these different types of countries?
Plantations are commonly found in LDCs, but often owned by corporations in MDCs.