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Bid-rent theory
this is usually the distance-decay relationship between proximity to the urban market and the value of land meaning the closer the land is to the urban center the more valuable it is
Labor intensive
requires lots of workers to work the fields
Factory farming
a capital intensive livestock operation in which many animals are kept in close quarters and bred and fed in a controlled environment
Aquaculture (aquafarming)
a type of intensive farming rather than raising typical farm animals in close quarters with a controlled environment fish shellfish or water plants are raised in nettle areas in the sea tanks or
Double cropping
planting and harvesting a crop 2 (or three) times a year on the same piece of land
Intercropping (multi-cropping)
farmers grow 2 or more crops simultaneously on the same field.
Monoculture
only one crop is grown or one type of animal is raised per season on a piece of land
Monocropping
growing only one crop or raising a type of animal year after year
Feedlots
confined spaces in which cattle and hogs have limited movement
Agribusiness
farms run as corporations and the globalization of agriculture
Vertical integration
the ownership of other business involved in the steps of producing a particular good
Economies of scale
an increase in efficiency to lower the per-unit production cost resulting in greater profits
Carrying capacity
the number of US farmers can support given the available resources
Cool chains
transportation networks that keep food cool throughout a trip
Location theory
a key component of economic geography, deals with why people choose certain locations for various types of economic activity.
Von Thunen theory
an economic model that suggested a pattern for the types of product would produce at different positions relative to the market
Horticulture
a type of agriculture that includes market gardening/truck farming and dairy farming
Bid-price cure (bid-rent curve)
a graph that can be used to determine that starting position for each land use relative to the market, as well as where each land use would end up
Free-market economy
supply and demand, not government policy, determine the outcome of competition for the land—- the farmer who will have the greatest profit will pay the most at each location to occupy the land
Comparative advantage
naturally occuring beneficial conditions, that would prompt farmers to plant crops differently from those predicted by von thunen’s model
Supply chain
all the steps required to get a product or services to a customer
Luxury crops
are not essential to human survival but have a high profit margin.
Neocolonialism
the use of economic, political, and social pressures to control former colonies
Fairtrade movement
to promote higher incomes for producers and more sustainable practices
infrastructure
the roads bridges tunnels and ports electrical grids and sewers telecommunications of a country
Desertification
alternation of natural vegetation in arid areas cause fertile land to become infertile
Terrace farming
farmers build a series of steps into a side of a hill
Irrigation
the process of applying controlled amount of water to crops usings dams, canals, pipes, sprinkler systems, or other manufactured devices rather than just relying on rainfall.
Deforestation
the removal of large tracts of forests
Blue revolution
the practices is now growing faster growing form of food production on the planet and responsible for approximately 50 percent of the worlds seafood
Value-added farming
consumers are willing to pay more because of special qualities or because they are difficult to acquire
Food insecurity
when households lack access to adequate food because of limited money or other resources
Food desert
a neighborhood where residents have little to no access to healthy affordable food
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