unit 5

Tropical Agriculture

Produces goods like coffee, sugar, and pineapple, found in regions like Indonesia and Africa.

Subtropical Agriculture

Focuses on crops such as rice, cotton, and tobacco, typically found in the West Indies.

Grasslands Agriculture

Includes cattle, sheep, and goats, often practiced in areas like Mongolia.

Mediterranean Agriculture

Cultivates grapes and olives, common in California and around the Mediterranean Sea.

Cold Mid-Latitude Agriculture

Focuses on wheat, barley, and dairy products, found in the U.S. and Eastern Europe.

Intensive Agriculture

Characterized by high yield and more capital/labor, often near urban centers.

Extensive Agriculture

Relies on more land with lower capital/labor, usually found farther from population centers.

First Agricultural Revolution

A period marked by sedentary farming leading to food surplus and societal advancements.

Second Agricultural Revolution

Involves industrial advancements like the seed drill and mechanization during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Green Revolution

A movement introducing high yield seeds and chemical use in agriculture to increase production.

Settlement Patterns - Clustered

High density settlements with more interaction among individuals.

Settlement Patterns - Dispersed

Low density settlements with less interaction among individuals.

Settlement Patterns - Linear

Settlements that follow transportation routes such as rivers or roads.

Technological Advancements in Agriculture

Includes genetic modification, new farming methods, enhanced irrigation, and GPS technology.

Sustainable Practices

Practices such as organic farming and fair trade aimed at combating environmental degradation.

Environmental Concerns in Agriculture

Include issues like desertification, deforestation, water pollution, and soil salinization.

Globalization and Agriculture

Facilitates the rapid diffusion of agricultural products and increases global interdependence.

Plantation Agriculture

A type of intensive agriculture focusing on labor-intensive cash crops like coffee and sugar.

Mixed Crop and Livestock Agriculture

Agriculture where crops are grown to feed livestock, and products are processed for market.

Market Gardening

The practice of growing fresh food for urban markets, often found in intensive agriculture.

Shifting Cultivation

A type of extensive agriculture involving clearing rainforest land for farming.

Nomadic Herding

A form of extensive agriculture involving the movement with livestock and limited possessions.

Ranching

Agriculture practiced in less arable land, typically situated far from urban areas.