unit 7 vocab quiz 1 Flashcards
have had their genes altered or modified in a laboratory for specific reason
gmo genetically modified organism
marked the domestication of plants and animals leading to the development of permanent settlements and the growth of civilization
1st agricultural revolution
a series of innovations, improvements, and techniques used to improve the output of agricultural surpluses.
2nd agricultural revolution
currently in process, has its principle orientation the development of genetically modified organisms
3rd agricultural revolution
explains the location or agricultural activities in a commercial, profit making economy
von thunen model
farming just enough to feed their families; minimum food and material necessary to live
subsistence agriculture
process where people engaged in shifting cultivation interplant crops of varying heights in order to protect lower crops/ rotating the fields within which cultivation happens
interillage
the trend whereby large corporations buy and control many different steps in a food processing industry; highly mechanized large scale farming
agribusiness
industry engaged in the extraction of natural resources such as agriculture, lumbering, and mining
primary
the production and harvesting of fish and shell fish in sectioned off coves and land based ponds
aquaculture
it has made long distance trade more efficient and profitable
containerization
transportation networks that keep food cool throughout a trip
cool chains
land went from being held in common with grazing and communal gardens to being appropriated by the government who in turn sold it or gave it away to increase tax revenue. people put hedges or other barriers up to clearly define the boundaries of their property.
enclosure
genetic modifications of an animal such that it is rendered more amenable to human control
animal domestication
the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of domesticated animals
horticulture
