unit 7 vocab 1 Flashcards

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GMO genetically

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gentetically modified foods have had their genes altered in a lab for specific reasons

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1st agricultural revolution

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Seeing a shift from hunters (nomadic) lifestyles to sedentary (modern) life styles building the complex life we know today

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3
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2nd agricultural revolution

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A series of innovations/ techniques to improve the outcome of agriculture (started before the Industrial Revolution and spreading)

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4
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3rd agricultural revolution

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Invention and quick diffusion of agriculture techniques (green revolution)

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5
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von thunen model

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Looks at how society utilizes land assuming that its only one market and everyone has equal access

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6
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subsistence agriculture

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growing what you need to survive ( LDC’S)

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7
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intertillage

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Spreads food production over the farming season (people shifting crops)

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8
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Agribusiness

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A process used by firms to gather resources, transform them into goods or commodities then distribute them to consumers.

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9
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Primary (sector)

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Economic activities that focuses on extracting/gathering new materials from the earth (fishing, mining, agriculture)

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10
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Aquaculture

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The production of harvesting of fish and shell fish in sectioned off coves and land based ponds

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11
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Containerization

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Use of shipping containers and transporting goods

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12
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Cool chains

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Transportation networks that keeps food cool throughout a trip

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13
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Enclosure

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Land went from being communal to private when small England farmers got kicked Off their land increasing productivity

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14
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Animal domestication

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Process of humans selectively breeding and managing wild animals for human benefit

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15
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Horticulture

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cultivation of flowers, fruits, and vegetables

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