Unit 5 AP Human Geography

Chapter 12

Agriculture and the Environment

• Agriculture is the purposeful cultivation of plants or raising animals to produce goods for survival

• Food crops were the first crops to be harvested through agriculture

• Cultivating plants or raising animals requires adaptations to environmental limitations

• There are 4 factors that have an effect on agriculture

  • climate

  • elevation

  • soil

  • topography (an area’s land features)