Agriculture Flashcards
Define agriculture
The intentional growing, planting, raising, of plants and animals for feed, food, fiber(cotton/wool), fuel
How many agricultural revolutions are there
3
Domestication of plants and animals
1st agricultural revolution
Where are the hearths of the 1st agricultural revolution
Fertile Crescent
- huang he river
- indus river valley
- ethiopian highlands
- andes mountains
- meso america
- SE Asia
- W Africa
- Nile River Valley
What are the 5 big helpful domesticated animals
- Horses
- Cattle
- Pigs
- Sheep
- Goats
What is the agricultural density
of farmers divided by total land
1650-1900s (mechanization)
2nd agricultural revolution
Describe the 2nd agricultural revolution
- crop rotation (nitrogen cycle)
- selective breeding
- natural fertilizers
- seed drill
- plows tractors threshers reapers
Primary economic activity
Taking things out of the ground
- farming, mining, fishing, foresting, hunting and gathering
Secondary economic activity
Manufacturing
- toys
- ships
- processed foods
Tertiary economic activity
Provide service to a product
- lawyers
- doctors
- teachers
- salespeople
Quaternary economic activity
Subset of tertiary
-info, money, exchange
Quinary economic activity
Subset of tertiary
-research
Tertiary quaternary and quinary are all part of ____
Core
3rd agricultural revolution
Genetics/GMOs
Green revolution
Aka 3rd agricultural revolution
What was the goal of the 3rd agricultural revolution
Higher yields
1940s or 1960s through current day
3rd agricultural revolution
During the 3rd agricultural revolution how did they obtain higher yields?
- extend ecumene
- resistant to pesticides
- grow faster IR36(rice that grows in 110 days)
- plants w improved nutrition
Farming to survive
Substinence farming
Cash crops
Commercial farming
Types of Substinence farming
Mixed farming
Nomadism
Transhumance
Shifting cultivation(slash and burn)
Types of commercial farming
Monoculture Double cropping Triple cropping Agribusiness Plantation agriculture
Monoculture
Single crop
Double crop
2 crops in same field
Triple cropping
3 crops same field
Types of planned farme
Collectives
Communes
Usually owned and run by MDCs
Plantation agriculture
Types of luxury crops
Sugar
Cocao
Coffee
Tea
Other than luxury crops, types of plantation agriculture
Bananas
Pineapples
Palm oil
Rubber
State owned farms
Collectives (planned farming)
Community farming
Communes( planned farms)
3 factors that influence what grows where
- Climate
- Culture
- Economics
Capital intensive + extensive land use
MDC wheat and corn farms
Capital intensive + intensive land use
Livestock factory farming
Labor intensive and extensive land use
Nomadic farming, free range cattle
Labor intensive and intensive land use
Tea plantations
Fruit farms
Rice
Zones of Von Thünen
Zone 1 - dairy, market gardening(farmers market)
Zone 2- forests(no longer exists)
Zone 3- field crops (grains/corn/etc)
Zone4 - livestock farming
Advantages of organic farming
- less pollution
- Fewer abused animals
- Less carcinogenic residue on vegetables
- in food poor nations the yield gap disappears
- according to Halbergs tests doesn’t dramatically raise food prices
- external costs 1/3 of conventional farming
- better for the soil
- less nitrogen run off
Disadvantages of organic farming
- global switch could take decades
- more difficult than just using chemicals (have to manage a whole ecosystem)
Primary and secondary economic activities are both
LDCs
Periphery
Semi periphery
What three elements are needed for hunter gatherer societies to progress agriculture
- Fire
- Tools
- Able to alter environment
Plants were domesticated __________ years ago
14,000
Animals were domesticated________ years ago
8,000
Primary growing region of wheat
Europe
Primary growing region of rice
Asia
Primary growing region of sorghum
Africa
Primary growing region of potatoes
USA
What’s the impact of animals domestication
- erased work burden for early farmers
- animal waste fertilized crops
- animals pulled plows
Advantages and disadvantages of shifting cultivation
Disadvantage: only worms in areas w low pop density a tropical area and LDC
Advantage: lets land sit and rest
Disadvantage of slash and burn
Deforestation
Advantages of slash and burn
Replenishes soil in natural way
Agribusiness
Having food poor nations grow luxury crops on plantation agriculture
Principles behind Von Thünens model of agriculture
- nearest to town, commodities that are perishable command higher prices
- greater the distance to the market, the higher the transport costs that had to be added to cost of producing a crop or commodity
Negative impacts of green revolution
Reduced genetic diversity Soil contamination Rural impoverishment Soil erosion Water shortages
IR36
Hybrid rice that grows in 110 days and is pest resistant
IR8
Hybrid rice that has a stronger stem w bigger head of grain
Rectangular survey systems
Checkerboards across agricultural fields
Township and range system
Designed to facilitate movement of non natives evenly across farmlands of US Interior the system imposed a rigid grid like pattern on the land
Longlot survey system
Divided land into narrow parcels stretching from rivers roads or canals
Primogeniture
Germanic system in which all land passes to eldest son
Various village patterns
- Dispersed settlement - individual farm houses lying far apart
- Nucleated settlement when houses are grouped together in tiny clusters
Large areas of humid cold climate w no dry season
Dairy
Large areas of arid climate
Livestock ranching
Large areas of humid equatorial climates
Plantations
Large areas of humid temps w no dry season
Grains
Corn
Soy
Coca source of cocaine is grown in
Columbia
Peru
Bolivia
Heroin and opium grown in
SE AND SW Asia
Over 90% of illegal opium production worldwide comes from
Afghanistan and myanmar
How have the rural landscape and environment been changed by agribusiness?
- overfishing
- land clearing
- deforestation
- soil erosion
- desertification
- growth of organic farming
3 places where dairy farming occurs
Midwest USA
North East Coast USA
NW Europe
3 places where Mediterranean agriculture occurs
California
North Africa
Europe near france and spain
3 places where livestock ranching occur
N America
Mexico
S America