unit 7 exam Flashcards
three reasons why that consumption of food varies around the world
- differences in climate culture
- cultural preferences and traditions
- economic factors
food security
reliable access to sufficient quantity of affordable food
what region has the largest percentage of undernourished people
sub Saharan Africa
what is the leading source of protein in developed countries
wheat, milk, and rice
greatest challenge to world food security
prices rather than food supply
what 3 cereals grains are the leading source of protein inn developing countries
maize, rice, and wheat
prior to the advent of agricultural how did hunter gathers obtain needed food
hunting animals and gathering edible wild plants
what was the first agricultural revolution
transition from hunter gathers to settled agriculture
what were the first agricultural revolution
corn, papaya, avocado, and squash
which area of the world was first to domesticate cattle, goats, pigs and sheep
the fertile crescent in the near east, Mesopotamia
define subsistence farming
agricultural activity to produce food solely for consumption
define commercial farming
farming for profit
Subsistence agricultural in developing or undeveloped
developing
shifting cultivation in which
developing
intensive subsistence farming In which
developing
partial nomadism in which
developing
plantation agricultural in which
developing
mixed crop and livestock in which
developed
dairy farming and grain farming in which
developed
ranching
developed
Mediterranean agricultural
developed
commercial gardening
developed
nomadic herding is the dominate type of agricultural in which 4 places
the sehel region of north and west Africa, central Asia, the middle east, and parts of africa
describe shifting cultivation
cultivated temporarily then abandon
list the types of crops grown in plantation farms
cocoa, coffee, tea, coconut, pineapples, and bananas
what are the 4 most important crops grown in the Mediterranean region
olives, grapes, citrus, and wheat
what is a food desert
a place with not easily accessible/ limited food
A city in California in a food desert
south Los angles
define von thunens model of agricultural
a theory that explains how different types of agricultural land use are arranged in concentric circles
what did von thunen believe decisions about agricultural production were based on
the cocst of transporting goods to the market
von thunen three assumptions that helped shaped his model
- costs of transportation is a linear function of distance
- the market is located in the center of a circle agricultural region
- no externatliles in land used solely for agricultural
according to the von thunen model, what was the first ring used for
intensive farming and dairy products
according the von thunen model which agricultural activity is found furthest away from the city central
ranching
why was the forestry located where it was
the trees were hard to transfer since they are so heavy
according to the bid rent theory what happens to the value of land as they get closer to the market
generally increases significantly
