Unit 6 (introduction to agriculture)

Question 1

Agriculture

Answer 1

The process by which humans alter the landscape in order to raise crops and livestock

Question 2

Arid and semi arid climate (too dry)

Answer 2

1. Nomadic herding (pastoral nomadism)
   - Moving livestock from place to place in order to find new pastures to graze
2. Ranching
   - Process of raising grazing livestock over a large area

Question 3

Tropical climate (too humid)

Answer 3

1. Shifting cultivation
   - Process of farming an area of land until it loses fertility then leaving for another area of land
2. Plantation agriculture
   - Agriculture on large-scale estates that specializes in one crop

Question 4

Temperate climate/grasslands (ideal)

Answer 4

1. Mixed crop/livestock farming (mixed farming)
   - Grow multiple things (plants and animals) on the same land

Question 5

Mediterranean climate

Answer 5

Good for farming

Question 6

Market Gardening

Answer 6

When farmers sell their produce directly to consumers (not common now)