AGRICULTURE
Farming to feed only the farmer and their family
Subsistence Farming
The first domestication of plants and animals.
First Agricultural Revolution
This model explains land use based on distance to market
Von Thünen Model
Large-scale commercial farming controlled by corporations
Agri- business
Excessive irrigation can lead to this harmful condition in soils.
salinization
Large-scale farming focused on selling crops for profit.
Commercial Farming
This revolution introduced high-yield crops and chemical fertilizers.
Green Revolution
In the Von Thünen Model, this is usually located closest to the city
perishable goods, dairy farms, market gardening
These types of farms are often owned by multinational companies in tropical areas.
plantation farms
Clearing land for agriculture in rainforests leads to this.
deforestation
A form of subsistence farming involving seasonal movement with animals.
Pastoral Nomandism
The revolution that coincided with the Industrial Revolution.
Second Revolution
This theory explains how land cost changes with distance from a central point
Bid- Rent Theory
Global trade has made countries more dependent on each other for this
food supply or agricultural goods
This occurs when overgrazing or mismanagement turns fertile land into desert.
desertification
A tropical agriculture system where land is cleared, used, then left fallow.
Shifting Cultivation
A key animal domesticated during the First Agricultural Revolution
goat, sheep, cattle
This term describes a chain of steps in food production and distribution.
commodity chain
A business that controls multiple steps of food production
vertically integrated agribusiness
One sustainable farming practice that reduces chemical use
organic farming or crop rotation
Agriculture practiced in dry climates, often in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Pastoralism
A major drawback of the Green Revolution in developing countries.
increased economic inequality or environmental degradation
A limitation of the Von Thünen model in modern agriculture
globalization, refrigeration, or modern transport, technology
A disadvantage of globalization in agriculture for small farmers
increased competition or loss of local control
Soil becoming infertile due to overuse
soil degradation