Unit 5: Agriculture and Rural land use Flashcards
Subsistence Agriculture
Farming to feed family
Commercial Agriculture
Farming for profit
Intensive Agriculture
-High labor and capital
-Lower land use
Extensive Agriculture
-Lower labor and capital
-Higher land use
Shifting cultivation
-Found in tropical climates
-Slash and burn
Pastoral Nomadism
-Nomadic herding
Intensive Subsistence Agriculture
-found in densely populated regions
-Requires significant labor
-Rice and wheat
Plantation Agriculture
-Tropical and Subtropical regions
-Produces cash crops
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming
-Farmers grow crops to feed livestock
-livestock sold for products
Dairy Farming
-Common in cooler regions
-Milk and its byproducts
Mediterranean Agriculture
-Specialized farming in regions with Mediterranean climates
-hot dry summers, mild wet winters
Truck Farming
-Market farming
-Perishable crops
-Quickly transported to markets
Agriculture
Cultivation of crops and livestock for profit or sustenance
Fertile Crescent
Wheat, oats, barley, animal domestication
Sub-saharan Africa
Yams, Coffee, sorghum
Central American
Maize, potatoes, squash, peppers
East asia
Rice, Soybeans
Southeast Asia
Mangos, coconuts
Long lots
Land divided into narrow strips
Metes and bounds
Usage of natural landmarks and straight lines
Township and range
Grid system with latitude + longitude
Where is shifting cultivation normally used
-Southeast Asia, Northern Africa
Where is Pastoral Nomadism normally used
-Central Asia, Northern Africa
Where is Intensive Subsistence Agriculture normally used
-South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia
Where is Plantation Agriculture normally used
-Caribbean, southeast Asia, Africa
Where is Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming normally used
-Midwest U.S.
Where is Dairy Farming normally used
-Northern Europe, Northern U.S.
Where is Truck Farming normally used?
-Urban areas
