11 Flashcards
Fallow
and that is left unsown in order to restore its fertility
Subsity
A financial support provided by a government to a business or individual, typically to promote a specific economic or social objective
Ex: The US government providing financial support to farmers through the Farm Bill.
Intensive Farming
a type of agricultural production that involves the use of high levels of inputs, such as chemicals, fertilizers, and , in order to maximize crop yields
Intensive Farming Practices
high-yielding crop varieties, the application of and to promote plant growth and control pests, and the use of to ensure that crops have a consistent supply of water.
Irrigation
rrigation is a method used in farming to supply water to crops through artificial means such as pipes, ditches, or sprinklers.
Drip Irrigation
A type of micro-irrigation system that allows water to drip slowly onto roots of plants. Like sipping on a drink through a straw rather than gulping it down all at once.
Pesticides
Pesticides are substances used to prevent, destroy, or control pests such as insects, weeds, rodents, fungi, and other organisms considered harmful to plants.
DDT used to control mosquitoes. doesnt break down easily
Chemical Fertialier
Chemical fertilizers are man-made compounds applied to soil to increase its fertility and promote plant growth.
Monoculture
This is the practice of growing a single crop over a large area.
crops r at risk of pests or disease
Factory farming
This is a type of intensive animal production that involves confining large numbers of animals in small spaces and providing them with a highly controlled diet and environment. can be efficient in terms of producing meat, milk, and eggs, but it can also have negative impacts on animal welfare and the environment.
Mixed crops and live stock why is it better than MONOO?
the crops and live stock can benefit each other and help reduce soil feritlity and reduce need for external inputs
EX: Animal waste manure can be used to fertilize soil.
The crops can be used to feed the animals
More of a range of things to sell reducing the range of relying on single crop or animal
Plantation agriculture
Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial farming where crops are grown for profit. Large land areas are planted with a single crop species, such as sugar cane, coffee, or rubber.
typically a tropical export crop such as coffee, cocoa, or bananas, on a large piece of land
CASH CROPS!!
Neg: soil degradation, water pollution, and negative impacts on small farmers.
Nomadic herding
Nomadic herding is an agricultural activity that involves the rearing of livestock in a pattern of constant movement, due to changes in forage supply and weather conditions.
Ranching
Ranching is a type of farming practice where large herds of animals (like cattle or sheep) are raised on extensive, open land for their meat or wool.
An extensive type of farming where live stock is allowed to roam
Shifting cultivation
Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily then abandoned while post-disturbance fallow vegetation is allowed to freely grow back.
Extensive farming systems
are often characterized by large land holdings, low levels of mechanization, and a reliance on natural resources such as sunlight and rainfall to support crop growth. These systems are typically found in areas with low population density and abundant land, where the cost of inputs such as fertilizers and water is high.
Subsistence farming
This is a type of agriculture that is carried out to produce food and other necessities for the farmer and their family, rather than for sale on the market. Subsistence farmers may grow a variety of crops and raise animals for their own consumption, and may rely on traditional farming methods and local resources.
Linear Settlement
which are characterized by a long, narrow arrangement of structures along a transportation corridor.
why:
- transportation infrastructure is important\
- limited land for development
- Bad need to provide structure service over long narrow area
Clustered Settlement
- Fam live to close proximity of each other
Agriculture based community- composed of houses and farm buildings
-Fields surround the community
WHy: - may emerge around natural resources
- overcrowding, concentraiton of environmental impacts
Long Lot
Land is divided into narrow lots perpendicular to a river, road, or canal
These lots stretch from buildings or houses to the river, road, etc.
Gives everyone equal access to the “resource” (i.e. the river, road, or whatever else the lot connects to)
Metes and Bounds
Defines the boundaries of a piece of land based on the physical landscape, directions, and distances
Metes = a specific, measured boundary
Bounds = a general boundary (waterways, walls, existing buildings, etc)
Township and Range
Land is divided into six-mile square blocks (townships) and divided again into one-mile square blocks (range)
Ranges are broken further into smaller parcels for people to develop
