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Section 1
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GMOs
Foods that\have their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes, such as disease resistant, increased productivity, or nutrients value
Quaternary Economic Activities
service sector industries concerned with the collection, processing, and manipulation of information and capital. Examples include finance, administration, insurance, and legal services.
Monoculture
Dependence on a single agricultural commodity.
Mediterranean Agriculture
An agricultural system practiced in the Mediterranean-style climates of Western Europe, California, and portions of Chile and Australia, in which diverse specialty crops such as grapes, avocados,
Agricultural Industrialization
The use of machinery in agriculture, like tractors etc. - makes it easier for farmers to have higher crop yields.
Green Revolution
An outgrowth of the 3rd agricultural revolution, this effort began in the 1940s and developed new strains of hybrid seeds and fertilizers that dramatically increased the crop output possible from each farm.
Intensive Subsistence Farming
A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
Extensive Commercial Agriculture
A crop or livestock system in which land quality or extent is more important than capital or labor inputs in determining output
Metes and Bounds System
a system of land surveying east of the Appalachian Mountains. The system relies on descriptions of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees.
Von Thunen Model
Theory that a commercial farmer wull decide which crops to grow and which livestock to raise depending on the proximity to market.
Commercial Grain Farming
Wheat belt Bread-basket US Corn belt
Food Manufacturing
The processes that are used to convert raw materials into finished food products
Dairy Farms
specialized in dairy products, N. America, Europe, NOT Africa, South America, Asia
Examples of Secondary Economic Activities
Milk, Cheese Diamonds Petroleum Furniture Bread, Beer Textiles
Feedlot
a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
Agribusiness
System of food production involving everything from the development of the seeds to the marketing and sale of food products at the market.
Examples of Tertiary Economic Activities
Corporation Doctors Attorneys Tourism Scientist
Pesticides
Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants, but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals.
Mixed livestock and grain
Raise domesticated animals and growing feed
Commercial Agriculture
Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.
Mechanization
In agriculture, the replacement of human labor with technology or machines.
Nomadism
Dry Areas Same climate as livestock ranching(commercial farms in MDCs) Marginalized land
Agricultural Landscape
The land that we farm on and what we choose to put were on our fields.
Plantation Agriculture
Raising a large amount of a 'cash crop' for local sale or export.
Biotechnology
A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for specific purposes.
Transhumance
Movement of animal herd to cooler highland areas in the summer to warmer lowland areas in the winter.
Cultivation Regions
Regions were there is agricultural activity. Know these specifically! (ie. Southwestern US is cattle ranching, Mediterranean is crop trees).
Rectangular Survey System
A system used to divide public domain lands in the United States in which land is divided into 6-mile square townships and subdivided into sections, portions of sections, or irregular lots.
Livestock Ranching
an extensive commercial agricultural activity that involves the raising of livestock over vast geographic spaces typically located in semi-arid climates like the American West
Planned Economy
a system of production of goods and services, usually consumed or distributed by a governmental agency, in quantities, at prices, and in locations determined by governmental program
Primary Economy
Any economic activity pertaining to the collecting, harvesting, and obtaining of raw materials.
Hunting and Gathering
the killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plants for sustenance
Primogeniture
right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son
Double cropping
Harvesting twice in one year Employ crop rotation
Plant Domestication
genetic modification of a plant such that its reproductive success depends on human intervention
Growing Season
The season in which crops grow best. Growing season can vary by location, societies rely on their growing season to which crops they can or can't grow at their latitude.
Agricultural Location Model
An attempt to explain the pattern of agricultural land use in terms of accessibility, costs, distance, and prices.
Examples of Primary Economic Activities
Raising livestock Mining Quarrying Crude oil extraction Lumbering Wheat growing Cotton
Intensive Commercial Agriculture
Intensive farming in a commercial economy, crops have high yields and market value
Organic Agriculture
Approach to farming and ranching that avoids the use of herbicides, pesticides, growth hormones, and other similar synthetic inputs.
Food Desert
An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain
Luxury Crops
Non-subsistence crops such as tea, cacao, coffee, and tobacco
Double Cropping
Planting and harvesting a crop on a field more than once a year.
Agrarian
relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land
Pastoralism
A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.
Truck Farms
Farm where farmers produce fruits for the market Use mechanization to produce large quantities of fruits and veggies
Cash Crops
Planting large amounts of profitable crops for mass production and sell.
Long-Lot Survey System
A distinct regional approach to land surveying whereby land is divided into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals
Desertification
Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.
Quinary Economic Activities
service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill. Examples include scientific research and high-level management.
Section 2
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