Vocab
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Modified Organism
What type of farming relies on manual labor and small plots of land, often found in LDC
Intensive subsistence farming.
What agricultural revolution led to the domestic of plants and animals
First agricultural revolution.
A type of agricultura practice that aims to protect the environment, public health, and animal welfare
Sustainable agriculture
What does the Von Thunen model simulate
The spacing of certain agricultural activities around a market or CBD.
What’s the difference between commercial and subsistence farming, What about intensive and extensive.
Commercial=For profit
Subsistence=For family
Intensive=A lot of labor,land, and money is put in
Extensive: not a lot of labor,land, and money is put in.
This farming involves the seasonal movement of livestock to find food and water
Pastoral Nomadism
Which agricultural revolution lead to new machinery and new farming methods that increased food production.
The second agricultural revolution,,
A term that describes a area where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious foods
Food desert
How many rings are in the Von Thunen Model?
It has 5 rings.
What is the Bid Rent Theory?
A economic theory that states that land price will get higher the closer it is to a market/CBD.
A agricultural practice that is mainly practiced in tropical rainforests where farmers cut down vegetation and burn it to enhance the soil
Slash and burn farming or shifting cultivation
Where did the first agricultural revolution occur. (Specific place or genera area)
Fertile Crescent or A region in the Middle East where Turkey,Syria, and Iraq are right now.
Name an environmental consequence caused by large scale agricultural
Soil erosion, water pollution, or loos of biodiversity.
When was the Von thunen model made?
It was made in 1826
Define Commodity Chains and give an example
A process used by corporations to gather resource, transform them into goods
What type of farming involves putting livestock and crops on the same land using crops to feed livestock
What is one negative consequence of the Green revolution?
Environmental degradation,reliance on chemical, or increased inequalit.
The process which fertile land becomes unarable due to drought, deforestation, or inappropriate use of agricultural
Desertification
According to Von Thunen why are dairy products and fresh fruit located close to the city
They are the quickly perishable
What is Agribusiness
A type of business involving agriculture and found in MDCs.
This agricultural practiced in warm climates with dry summers and mild wet winters and features foods like olives
Mediterranean agriculture
What’s one place that wasn’t greatly impacted by the Green Revolution due to environmental and economic reason.
Africa
A farming practice that helps prevent soil degradation or desertification
Crop rotation or terracing
what are the limitations of the Von thunen model
Assuming flat land,Single market, forest for energy