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Unit 5: Agriculture: Primary Economic Activities Flashcards

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agribusiness

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Farming engaged in as a large-scale business operation embracing the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products and the manufacture of farm machinery, equipment, and supplies

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agricultural hearths

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areas from where the origins of agricultural ideas and innovation began and spread

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agriculture

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The raising of animals or the growing of crops on tended land to obtain food for primary consumption by a farmer’s family or for sale off the farm

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biotechnology

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the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services

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cereal grains

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grass yielding grain for food (oats, wheat, rye, barley)

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Columbian Exchange

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Movement of plants and animals from each side of the Atlantic Ocean back to the other

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commercial agriculture

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the production of crops for sale and is designed to produce crops for widespread distribution (supermarkets), larger markets, and exports

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desertification

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Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting

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dispersed settlement pattern

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used to classify rural settlements, homes range from a scattered to an isolated pattern

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enclosure

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The process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of larger farms in England during the eighteenth century

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erosion

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removal of surface material from Earth’s crust, primarily soil and rock debris, and the transportation of the eroded materials by natural agencies (such as water or wind

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extensive agriculture

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small inputs of labor/money relative to the size of the farmland

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extensive subsistence agriculture

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a vast expanse of land is cultivated to yield minimal output of crops and animals for the primary consumption of the grower’s family

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Green Revolution

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a response to an exponential increase in the global human population and advances in technology that allowed for the mass production of chemical fertilizers

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hamlet

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a settlement which is too small to be considered a town or village

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village

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a group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town, situated in a rural area

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horticulture

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The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers

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hunters and gatherers

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people who depend largely on food collection or foraging for wild resources

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industrial agriculture

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large-scale, intensive production of crops and animals, often involving chemical fertilizers on crops or the routine, harmful use of antibiotics in animals

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intensive agriculture

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large amounts of labor and capital are used to produce high yields of crops

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intensive substinence agriculture

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a method of agriculture where farmers get more food per acre compared to other subsistence farming methods

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irrigation

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a man-made system whereby water is spread from its natural source (such as a lake or river) over a much larger geographic range to aid in agricultural production

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job specialization

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a process in which employees develop specific skills, experience and knowledge in a particular area in order to gain the expertise required to perform certain aspects of a job

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labor intensive agriculture

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large inputs of labor/money relative to the size of the farmland

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location theory

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addresses the questions of what economic activities are located where and why

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long-lot survey system

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divides the land into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals

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Mediterranean agriculture

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agriculture done in those regions which are having Mediterranean type of climate; it is a mixture of diverse bio-cultural activities that has developed in five major world regions

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mercantilism

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economic policy that forces colonies to sell their raw materials for low prices and then buy them back from the mother country for high prices

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metes and bounds

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system uses physical features of local geography along with directions and distances to define and describe boundaries of land parcels

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milkshed

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The ring surrounding a city from which milk can be supplied without spoiling

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mixed crop and livestock farming

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crops like soybeans and corn are grown to fatten up livestock so that the farmers can send the livestock to slaughterhouses and make money

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Neolithic Revolution

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led to masses of people establishing permanent settlements supported by farming and agriculture

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nomadism

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a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock

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nucleated settlement pattern

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buildings grouped around a central location

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organic agriculture

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use of natural methods to promote plant growth and control pests, without the use of synthetic chemicals or genetically modified organisms

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pampas

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extensive lowland plains of South America

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pastoral nomadism

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Herding of domestic animals in dry, arid climates

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patriarchal system

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men controlled the holding power in the family, the economy, and the government

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plantation farming

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production of one or more usually cash crops on a large swathe of land

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post-industrial societies

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societies whose economic system is engaged primarily in the processing and control of information

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primary sector

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The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of materials from Earth’s surface, generally through agriculture, although sometimes by mining, fishing, and forestry

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primogeniture

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the eldest son, or in some rare cases daughter, inherits all of the deceased parents’ land

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quaternary sector

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the industry based on human knowledge which involves technology, information, financial planning, research, and development

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rectangular survey system

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the Public Land Survey, the system was used by the US Land Office Survey to parcel land west of the Appalachian Mountains

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Second Agricultural Revolution

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A series of inventions and reforms starting in England in the 1600s that caused a massive increase in agricultural productivity

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secondary sector

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revolves around manufacturing; transforms natural resources into artificial resources

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seed agriculture

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the reproduction of plants by using seeds

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seed drill

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a device used in agriculture that sows seeds for crops by positioning them in the soil and burying them to a specific depth while being dragged by a tractor

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shifting cultivation

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the practice of farming by clearing land for farming by slashing vegetation and burning debris

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specialization

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the separation of tasks within a system

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substinence agriculture

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involves food production mainly for the family

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tertiary sector

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service industry

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Third Agricultural Revolution

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involved hybridization and genetic engineering of products and the increased use of pesticides and fertilizers

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truck farming

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the production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets

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vegetative planting

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reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants, such as cutting stems and dividing roots

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von Thunen’s model

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aims to explain the spatial organization of agriculture and how it is influenced by transportation costs

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wattle

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a fabrication of poles interwoven with slender branches, withes, or reeds and used especially formerly in building

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wet (lowland) rice

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Practice of planting rice on dry land or in a nursery and then moving seeding to flooded fields to grow

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winter wheat area

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wheat that is sown in autumn and ripens the following spring or summe

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spring wheat area

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wheat that is sown in the spring and harvested in late summer or fall

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