AP Human Geo 5.1 Agricultural Practices

Intensive or Extensive, Commercial or Subsistence

Define Extensive Farming

Type of agricultural practice that uses large areas of land with relatively low inputs of labor, capital, and technology resulting in lower yields per unit area compared to intensive farming - use small amounts of labor and capital relative to the size of the land

Define Intensive Farming

Refers to agricultural systems that expend a large amount of labor and/or capital inputs relative to the size of the land to maximize agricultural yield

Key Characteristics: Land size (small/concentrated), Inputs of labor/money (high), and yield (high)

Market Gardening

Intensive Commercial

Mixed Crop/Livestock Agriculture

Intensive Commercial

Nomadic Herding (Transhumance)

Subsistence Extensive

Plantation Agriculture

Intensive Commercial

Shifting Cultivation (Slash and Burn)

Extensive Subsistance

Livestock Ranching

Extensive Commercial

Mediterranean

Intensive Commercial

Grain Farming

Extensive Commercial

Darirying

Intensive Commercial

Asian Rice Patties

Intensive Subsistance