Unit 5 Quiz 1-23 Flashcards
What is Organic Agriculture?
A method of farming that emphasizes the use of natural processes and materials.
What is Conventional Agriculture?
A method of farming that typically involves the use of synthetic chemicals and fertilizers.
What are the sectors of the economy?
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, and quinary.
What is Seed Agriculture?
A form of agriculture that involves the planting of seeds to grow crops.
What is Root Agriculture?
A form of agriculture that involves vegetative planting.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
A period of significant agricultural development and change.
What is the 2nd Agricultural Revolution?
A period marked by improvements in agricultural practices and technology.
What is the Von Thunen Model?
A model that explains the location of agricultural activities based on transportation costs.
What is the 3rd Agricultural Revolution (Green Revolution)?
A period characterized by the introduction of high-yielding varieties of crops and advanced agricultural techniques.
What are GMOs?
Genetically Modified Organisms used in agriculture to enhance crop production.
What are synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers?
Chemicals used in conventional agriculture to control pests and enhance crop growth.
What is Commercial Agriculture?
Agriculture aimed at producing crops for sale in the market.
What is Agribusiness?
Business activities related to the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.
What is Subsistence Agriculture?
Agriculture that focuses on growing enough food to feed the farmer’s family.
What is Shifting Cultivation?
A form of agriculture where land is cleared and used for a few years before being abandoned.
What is Slash and Burn?
A method of agriculture that involves cutting and burning plants to clear land for cultivation.
What is Pastoral Nomadism?
A form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals.
What is the Cadastral System?
A system for land surveying and property boundaries, including Township and Range, Metes and Bounds, and Long Lot.
What is Primogeniture?
A legal practice where the firstborn child inherits the family estate.
What is the Koppen Classification System?
A system used to classify the world’s climates based on temperature and precipitation.
What are Agricultural Regions by Climate?
Regions categorized based on their climatic conditions and types of agriculture practiced.
What are Agricultural Regions within the U.S. and globally?
Areas defined by specific agricultural practices and crops based on local climate and geography.
