Farming
A type of farming is mainly used to feed the farmer and their family.
What is Subsistence farming?
A domesticated crop that helped early civilization grow and expand in Mesoamerica.
What is Corn (maize)?
Their roles involved plant domestication and fruit and vegetable harvesters.
What were women's role in agriculture?
This model explains how agricultural land use is arranged around a city.
What is the Von Thunen Model?
The warm and equatorial region of Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
What are the tropics?
A type of farming produces crops and livestock mainly to be sold for profit.
What is Commercial farming?
Advancements that increased food production through improved seeds and fertilizer in developing countries.
What is the Green Revolution?
This movement encourages people to buy food produced nearby to reduce environmental impact.
What is the Eat Local Movement?
This environmental issue occurs when land becomes dry and unproductive due to overuse and climate factors.
What is desertification?
The Tropical/subtropical regions are the ideal climate for ... cultivation.
What is ideal climate for coffee cultivation?
A farming method that involves clearing land by burning vegetation.
What is Shifting cultivation(slash-and-burn)?
It dramatically increased food production through mechanization, fertilizers, and better transportation.
What is an impact the Industrial Revolution had on agriculture?
The benefits are fresher food, supports local economies, boosts local farmers, lowers carbon footprints, etc.
What are the benefits of the Eat Local Movement?
This term refers to large-scale farming operations controlled by corporations.
What is agribusiness?
This type of agriculture takes place in mostly LDC's.
Where does slash-and-burn agriculture take place?
The main purpose is to fatten the livestock.
What is the main purpose of a cattle feedlot?
These countries could not maintain the equipment they received.
Why was the Green Revolution unsuccessful in certain countries?
Serving food that is sourced directly from local farms, producers, or fisheries to the consumer.
What is farm to table?
The extra worth a company gives to a product or service beyond its original cost.
What is "Value added"?
It is practiced near cities primarily for market access, reducing transportation costs, and meeting consumer demand for local food.
Why is commercial agriculture practiced near cities?
A farming system commonly practiced in regions with dry summers and mild, wet winters.
What is Mediterranean agriculture?
Early farmers selected and grew ... with favoring traits from Reid's Yellow Dent (has natural yellow pigment).
Why is Corn now mostly yellow?
They are employed in developing countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Where are women heavily employed in agriculture?
Dairy farming because products are highly perishable.
What is located closest to the market in the Von Thunen Model?
This belt is located parts of Latin America, Africa, and Asia/Pacific, where conditions like tropical climate, elevation, and soil are perfect.
Where is the Coffee Belt?