Agricultural & Cultural Geography Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key agricultural revolutions, farming practices, and cultural-geography concepts discussed in the lecture notes.

First Agricultural Revolution

The early domestication of plants and animals that enabled humans to establish permanent settlements.

Second Agricultural Revolution

The adoption of new machinery and land-management techniques during the Industrial Revolution that boosted agricultural productivity.

Green Revolution

Mid-20th-century introduction of high-yield crop varieties and chemical fertilizers to increase food production in developing countries.

Biorevolution

The application of genetic engineering and GMOs to enhance crops and livestock.

Subsistence Farming

Agricultural practice focused on growing food primarily for personal or community consumption rather than for sale.

Commercial Farming

Large-scale agriculture aimed at producing crops or livestock for sale and profit.

Cultural Landscape

The visible imprint of human activity, culture, and values on the physical environment.

Symbolic Landscape

A deliberately designed landscape that conveys power, identity, or values—such as monuments or memorials.

Territoriality

The emotional attachment to and defense of a specific space or territory.

Proxemics

Social and cultural norms governing personal space and spatial behavior.

Landscape as Text

The concept that places carry social meanings that can be 'read' similarly to written texts.

Coded Space

A built environment designed with symbolic elements to communicate specific messages, such as a shopping mall.

Placelessness

The loss of unique place characteristics due to globalization and uniformity.

Heritage Industry

The commercialization of history and culture to attract tourists and promote a place.

Great Green Wall

An African initiative to plant trees across the continent's Sahel region to combat desertification.

Monsanto

A major agribusiness corporation known for its production of GMOs and pesticides.