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Agriculture

The practice of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising animals for food, fiber, and other products.

Rural Area

A region located outside towns and cities, often characterized by open spaces and agricultural land.

Rural Settlement

A community located in an area with low population density, primarily dedicated to agriculture and farming.

Agricultural landscape

A region transformed by human activity to produce food, characterized by fields, pastures, and farmsteads.

Grain elevator

A facility used to store and distribute bulk grains, often featuring a tower with bins for different types of grain.

Suitcase Farm

A farm operation where the owner does not live on the land and typically only visits for planting and harvesting.

Silo

A structure for storing bulk materials, especially grain, used to protect it from spoilage.

Settlement patterns

The spatial arrangement of where people live, typically categorized by clusters, linear, or dispersed patterns.

Farm village

A small settlement primarily focused on farming activities, typically consisting of a small number of homes and agricultural land.

Farmstead

The dwelling and buildings of a farm, including the house where the farmer lives and other structures associated with farming activities.

Isolated settlement pattern

A type of settlement where homes and farms are dispersed and separated from each other by large areas of land.

Linear settlement pattern

A settlement pattern in which buildings are arranged in a line along a road or river.

Survey methods

Techniques used to collect data and information for mapping and analyzing land, often involving measurements and observations.

Township and range

A system used in the United States for land surveying, dividing land into townships (6x6 miles) and ranges.