Climates
average or aggregate of daily weather conditions over a period of years
Intensive farming practices
type of agriculture in which large amounts of labor and capital are used to produce high yields of crops
Market gardening
commercial gardening that enormous amounts of fruits and vegetables are grown to be grown for profit
Plantation agriculture
The raising of domesticated animals for the production of meat and other byproducts
Mixed crop/livestock system
The crops are grown to feed the animals, and the animals' manure is used to fertilize the crops
Extensive farming practices
agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area
Shifting cultivation
practice of farming by clearing land for farming by slashing vegetation and burning debris
Nomadic herding
way of life where families move along with their herds according to the seasons and rely on their animals for food, shelter and clothing. (Red River with John Wayne)
Ranching
raising herds of animals on large tracts of land (farming but with animals)
Clustered
A rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each other's fields and surround the settlement
Dispersed
A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages
Linear
Linear settlements are settlements where the buildings are constructed in lines
Rural settlement patterns
Clustered, dispersed, linear
Rural survey methods
long lot, metes and bounds, township and range
Metes and bounds
Defines the boundaries of a piece of land based on the physical landscape, directions, and distances Metes = a specific, measured boundary Bounds = a general boundary (waterways, walls, existing buildings, etc.)
Township and range
Land is divided into six-mile square blocks (townships) and divided again into one-mile square blocks (range)
Long lot
Land is divided into narrow lots perpendicular to a river, road, or canal
Hearths of domestication
areas where different plants or animals were domesticated at about the same time during the first agricultural revolution
Columbian exchange
widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable diseases, technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres
Agricultural revolution
NEOLITHIC REVOLUTON: remarkable gradual change in human history from nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers to agricultural settlements. This is also meant that groups grew in size thus, is a marker of early civilization. First Agricultural Revolution Time period
Second Agricultural revolution
EAST-WEST LINE: An east-west line designated under the Land Ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the United States!
Third Agricultural revolution (Green Revolution)
GREEN REVOLUTION: paved the way for more modern farming
Agricultural production regions
parts of the world where food is grown
Subsistence farming
Farming for the purpose of survival for the farm owner's family
Commercial farming
Farming for the purpose of making profit of the farm owner's crops
Monocropping
growing of a single crop over and over on the same piece of land
Monoculture
practice of growing one species or variety of plant within a given area
Bid-rent theory
Land/property/rental unit costs increase the closer one gets to a city's central business district.
Commodity chains
organized network of labor and production processes
Carrying capacity
the amount an area of land can hold until it starts to decrease in wellness
Von Thunen's Model
attempts to differentiate between land use patterns based on the different scales of agricultural production
Global supply chain
production, distribution and consumption
Export commodity
substances or goods that are produced in one country, then shipped to others for distribution and sale abroad
Global food distribution networks
sequence of processes to fulfill the demand for food,
Land cover change
denotes a change in certain continuous characteristics of the land such as vegetation type, soil properties, and so on
Desertification
degradation of land
Soil salinization
the ability of soils to hold saltwater
Slash and burn
burning trees to clear land- degradation of land
Terraces
flat or gently sloping geomorphic surface, called a tread
Deforestation
destruction of forest or forested areas by human or natural
Irrigation
man-made system whereby water is spread from its natural source (such as a lake or river) over a much larger geographic range to aid in agricultural production
Pastoral nomadism
Herding of domestic animals
GMOs
Genetically Modified Organism
Aquaculture
Cultivation of aquatic plants for food
Urban farming
CSA
Community Supported Agriculture
Value added specialty crops
crop that has been processed in some way to increase its value
Fair trade
agreement between a less developed country with a more developed country
Local-food movements
movement which aim to connect food producers and food consumers in the same geographic region
Food insecurity
Lack of access to food and nutrition
Food deserts
areas with little or no access to healthy and affordable food or limited or no access to fresh fruits and vegetables
Suburbanization
growth of cities outside of an urban area
Swidden
Shifting cultivation
Plant domestication
hereditary restructuring of wild plants into domestic and cultivated forms in response to human needs
Milk shed
dairy farm where milk is supplied without spoiling
Transhumance
form of pastoralism or nomadism organized around the migration of livestock between mountain pastures in warm seasons and lower altitudes the rest of the year
Intercropping
the cultivation or two or more crops in combination in the same field at the same time
Subsidy
a direct or indirect payment, economic concession, or privilege granted by a government to private firms, households, or other governmental units in order to promote a public objective
Blue Revolution
significant growth and intensification of global aquaculture production