AP Human Geo Agriculture and Rural Land Use

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Intensive farming

Using as much of the land as possible to produce as much as possible

Market garden

Small-scale production that is sold directly to consumers and restaurants

Plantation farming

Large land areas, utilizes cheap labor, usually grows goods that are not necessary for survival (rubber, cotton, tobacco)

Intensive subsistence agriculture

Not for commercial use but for survival, use every bit of land possible

Extensive farming

Small input of capital and labor to produce a much larger yield

Shifting cultivaion

Utilize an area for farming, burn it, and move on. Allows nature to re-fertilize the land. Mostly practiced in Africa