Human Geo Agriculture Unit 5

dietary energy consumption

the amount of food an individual consumes

food security

physica, social, economic access to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life

undernourishment

dietary energy consumption that is continuously below that needed for a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity

cereal grain

grass that yields grain for food

agriculture

deliberate modification of Earth’s surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain

crop

any plant cultivated by people

agricultural revolution

the process that began when humans first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

Columbian Exchange

the transfer of plants and animals between the Western Hemisphere and and Europe as a result of the European colonization and trade

subsistence agriculture

found in developing countries, is the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer’s family

commercial agriculture

found in developed countries, the production of cash crop primaily for sale off the farm

cash crop

grown for sale, rather than for the farmer’s own use