AMSCO - 5.1 Introduction to Agriculture

Physical geography

________ affects agriculture, nutrient levels in soil determines what crops can be grown.

Commercial agriculture

________- Crops and livestock are produced and sold for profit.

Commercial farmers

________ will often strive to increase their yields as much as possible and will use the profit they gain to purchase more land, equipment and technology.

Extensive Subsistent Agriculture

________- Uses few inputs, crops are given to feed local community and farmers.

Capital

________- Money invested in land, equipment and machines.

Nomads

________ use their hides for clothing and shelter & meat for food.

Meat

________ and crops are traded with other subsistent farmers nearby.

sugarcane

Plantations include cotton, tobacco, ________, coffee, cocoa, bananas, tea, and rubber.

Winter wheat

________- planted in fall and harvested in early summer.

Extensive agriculture

________- Farmers will use fewer amounts of inputs, resulting in less yields.

Transhumance

________- The seasonal herding of animals, higher elevations in the summer and lower elevations in winter.

Climate

________- The long- term weather patterns of a place.

Subsistence Agriculture

________- In ________, crops and livestock are grown to meet the immediate needs of the local community.

Livestock

________ is grown in semi- arid or arid regions, areas too dry to grow crops in large quantities.

Siberia

In ________, people will rely on reindeer as they thrive in cold climates.

Flat expansive land

________ is best suited for agriculture, on the contrary rugged land is not as suitable.

Crops

________ are grown to fatten cattle, and the animals manure is used to fertilize ________.

Dairy farms

________ are located mostly in the United States, Canada, and other developed countries, near urban centers and transportation corridors.

Agriculture

________- The process where humans change the landscape to raise crops and livestock for consumption.

Plantation agriculture

________ was founded by colonizers in colonies to encourage the growth of a single crop, making large area expanses for such crop in order for them to gain from that crop.

Inputs

________ are factors that maximize yields, such as energy, fertilizers, labor or machines.

Intensive agriculture

________- Farmers will invest in high amounts of inputs.

Plantation

________- A large commercial farm specializing in one crop.

Intensive Commercial Agriculture

________- High amounts of investments on inputs, resulting in high yields which are then sold to markets for profit.

Nomads

________ rely on animals to survive.

dairy farms

Traditionally, ________ were located very near markets and only supplied small regions due to perishability of milk.

Plantations

________ are found in low latitude places with high rainfall and hot, humid climates.

Agriculture

The process where humans change the landscape to raise crops and livestock for consumption

Climate

The long-term weather patterns of a place

Subsistence Agriculture

In subsistence agriculture, crops and livestock are grown to meet the immediate needs of the local community

Commercial agriculture

Crops and livestock are produced and sold for profit

Intensive agriculture

Farmers will invest in high amounts of inputs

Extensive agriculture

Farmers will use fewer amounts of inputs, resulting in less yields

Capital

Money invested in land, equipment and machines

Intensive Commercial Agriculture

High amounts of investments on inputs, resulting in high yields which are then sold to markets for profit

Intensive Subsistent Agriculture

uses high amounts of inputs, such as labor to feed local community

Extensive Commercial Agriculture

uses low inputs yet the products are grown for product

Extensive Subsistent Agriculture

Uses few inputs, crops are given to feed local community and farmers

In the deserts of the middle east

people will rely on camels as they can survive without water for long periods

Plantation

A large commercial farm specializing in one crop

Spring wheat

planted in early spring, harvested in early autumn

Winter wheat

planted in fall and harvested in early summer

Market gardening

when fruits and vegetables are grown near the market and sold to local suppliers, stores and restaurants

Transhumance

The seasonal herding of animals, higher elevations in the summer and lower elevations in winter