geography makes me wanna die

evironment, culture, devlopment

three componets that lead to food variation

different cultures eat different things

how might culture impact agriculture

under nourishment

not getting enough calories consistantly in a day

china, indian

the two areas with the highest numbers of under nourishment

protein

where do most people spend their income on food

competition

in the devloped world, what keeps food prices down

corn, wheat, rice

three main cereal crops

cheap and give LDCs protein

importance of the three main cereal crops

agricultural revolution

changed from hunter-gatherer to farmer

settlement; ice age

started the ag revolution

larger populations

major advantage of agriculture over hunter-gathering

agricultural hearths

where certain crops came from

mexico

ag hearth of corn

fertile cresent

ag hearth of wheat

asia

ag hearth of rice

colmubian exchange

exhange of plants/animals between contients

subsistence farming

farming for ur own food

commercial agriculture

farming for profit

main differences of of sub farming and com ag

bigger farms, and different people/ways working it (devloped v. devloping)

intensive substence agriculture

most common type of ag

rice

most common intensive sub ag crop

asia

where is rice produced

double cropping

two harvests from the same field

crop rotation

the rotation of crops between fields, leaving them fallow

slash and burn, frequent location

2 major characteristics of shifting cultivation

pastoral nomadism

ppl who move around herding animals

dry climate

where pastoral nomadism is practiced

not desirable; gov regulation

why is pastoral nomadism declining

plantation

farms in devloping worlds that grow for profit

south and east asia

greastest producers of fish (aquafarming)

mixed crops and life stock

most common form of commercial ag in the us

seed devlopment; mostly in devloping countries (they farm for them)

what roles do large coperations play in commercial farming

horiculture

growing fruits, vegs, and plants

commercial gardening

most common type of farming in hte southeastern us

truck farming

commercial gardening/fruit farming

ranching

herding animals and feeding them through mixed crop farming

milkshed

area around the city where milk can be supplied without spoiling

west to east hemisphere

how food moves in the world

opium, coco leaves

principal drug crops

south america, afghanistan

where drug crops are mainly produced (coco leaves then opium)

urbanization, dersertifcation

2 principal reasons for ag land loss

second ag revolution date

scientific farming in the 17th and 81th cemtury

green revolution

improvments to ag in the ‘70s (more fertilizers, higher crop yields)

lack of trust

problems with gmos

organic

naturally gown food

conservation tillage

reduce soil erosion and runoff

no-tillage, ridge tillage

two main types of conservation tillage