Agricultural Practices Unit 5 Topic 2

Subsistence Agriculture

Crops and livestock that grown and raised for family consumption

Commercial Agriculture

Grow crops and raise livestock to sell for profit

Bid-rent Theory

How land determines how a farmer will use land, depending how far the area is from the CBD and its price (intensively or extensively)

Where land value is high, ___

farmers buy less and use the land more intesively

Where land value is low, _____

farmers buy more and use the land more extensively

What are long lots?

Narrow adjacent long strips of land that traditionally connect to a waterway

What are metes and bounds?

Boundaries based on landmarks in a geographic area, clear points of references

What is township and range system?

Rectangular land lots sized 6mi x 6mi, each sqmi contains 640 acres, a grid pattern

Intensive Agriculture

Farmers expend a great effort to produce most yield possible from an area

What are inputs of intensive agriculture?

Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and growth regulators

Intensive Subsistence Agriculture

Farmers use a small amount of land and large amount of labor to produce food for consumption

Examples of Intensive Subsistence Agriculture

In South, East, and Southeast Asia, where they commonly grow rice paddies

How are Indian farmers modifying the environment to grow rice?

They level and flood rice paddies, creating additional land for growing a grain they depend on

Intensive Commercial Agriculture

Use of industrial practices (machinery) to maximize crop yields and food production per unit of land

Fertilizers used in Intensive Commercial Agriculture

Chemical fertilizers like nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium