Unit 5 Test Flashcards
Approximately how many years ago did the Neolithic Revolution begin?
10,000 years ago
Seed agriculture diffused to Europe from ________
Southwest Asia
Be able to identify forms and characteristics of subsistence agriculture.
Shifting cultivation, primitive agriculture, nomadic herding, intensive subsistence agriculture
Describe the characteristics of hunting gathering societies
All humans obtained their food this way before agriculture, form of nomadism, still practiced
Plantation agriculture is primarily found in which type of countries?
Less developed countries
Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
Humid-low latitude
What are characteristics of intensive subsidence agriculture?
Largest percentage of the world farmers and greater use of animal power
Why do most farmers in northeast China grow crops other than wet rice?
Climate
Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?
Dry
Transhumance
Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures
Describe the characteristics of plantation agriculture
Found primarily in less developed countries
What developments have aided commercial farmers in MDC’s?
Scientific advances, electronics, transportation improvements
The total number of farmers in the US declined from about 6 million in 1940 to _______ in 1980.
2M
Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
Mixed crop and livestock farming
Mixing crops and livestock allows farmers to
Create a system where crops provide food for livestock and livestock provides manure for crop fertilization.
After maize, The most important crop in the US mixed crop and livestock region is
Soybeans
In the winter wheat area of the US, the crop is planted in _______ and harvested in _________.
Autumn; summer
Ranching and pastoral nomadism are commonly practiced in which climate?
Dry
What is similar about the different areas of the world where farmers practice Mediterranean agriculture?
Climate
What crops are commonly associated with Mediterranean agriculture?
Fruits, grapes, olives, cereals
What is the primary form of agriculture in the US Southeast?
Commercial gardening
Identify characteristics of shifting cultivation.
A new site is designed every few years
What problem plagues farmers in both MDCs and LDCs?
Low income
Why do farmers in LDCs choose to grow drug crops for export?
Because of their market value in MDCs
Characteristics of drug production in Afghanistan are….
Produces 90% of the world’s opium
Truck farming
Type of agriculture practiced near large cities, which includes producing fruits and vegetables
The term truck farming derives from the Middle-English word truck, meaning
Bartering or the exchange of commodities
What model was used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops and land use?
Von Thünen’s
Identify and describe the different zones of Von Thünen’s model.
Outermost- Commuter Zone 4- Middle Class 3- Working Class 2- Factories Center- Central Business district
Agribusiness
Many farmers integrated into a large food production industry
Farmers in South China commonly practice __________ in an effort to increase crop yields.
Double cropping
All of the following represents strategies for increasing food supply…
Expanding arable land area, ensuring sustainable land productivity, increasing tariffs on grain exports, identifying new food sources
Understand the barriers to solving the Asian carp issue in the Great Lakes region. (Why is Chicago unwilling to close dams and canals linking the Illinois River to the Great Lakes?)
These major transportation links are vital to Chicago’s economy.
What is the purpose of crop rotation?
Maintaining the fertility of fields
Identify characteristics of sustainable agriculture.
Sensitive land management, limited chemical use, better integration of crops and livestock
Identify different forms of commercial farming
Grain, fruit, livestock
What is the primary difference between livestock ranching and livestock farming?
Livestock ranching requires more space.
Be able to identify and describe the primary characteristics of each Agricultural Revolution.
1st: simple farming with cultivation, subsidence, sustainable farming and shifting cultivation, first cities
2nd: coincided with Industrial Revolution, farming became mechanized and commercial, inventions and technology
3rd: most advanced technology, development of GMO’s
Identify the most common causes of desertification
Climatic variations and human activities
Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ______ agricultural regions.
11
What factors are the most responsible for causing different types of farming around the world?
Climate, soil, people, transport, technology
Which areas of the world are the highest producers of wheat?
Southeast Asia, North America
What is the location associated with the domestication of significant crops and animals?
Middle East, South-Western Asia, East Asia
