Vocab 6.1

Question 1

agriculture

Answer 1

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

Question 2

nomadic herding/pastoral nomadism

Answer 2

process of moving livestock from place to place in order to find new pastures to graze

Question 3

ranching

Answer 3

process of raising grazing livestock over a large area

Question 4

shifting cultivation

Answer 4

process of farming an area of land until it loses fertility, then leaving for another area of land

Question 5

plantation agriculture

Answer 5

agriculture on large-scale estates that specialize in one crop

Question 6

mixed crop/livestock farming (mixed farming)

Answer 6

growing of different crops and livestock on the same land

Question 7

milk shed

Answer 7

an area around a city or town where milk is produced and collected

Question 8

Mediterranean climate

Answer 8

hot and dry summers, mild winters

Question 9

market gardening

Answer 9

practice of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers on a small scale to sell directly to consumers

Question 10

clustered (settlement pattern)

Answer 10

houses are closely grouped together

Question 11

dispersed (settlement pattern)

Answer 11

houses are spread out over a wide area, often having farmland between homes

Question 12

linear (settlement pattern)

Answer 12

houses and buildings are constructed in a line

Question 13

metes and bounds

Answer 13

irregular property boundaries, usually uses natural landscape features such as boundaries

Question 14

township and range

Answer 14

square plots of land based on longitude and latitude, use of technology is evident in dividing land evenly, good for providing even farmland between farmers

Question 15

long-lot

Answer 15

narrow lots with little space in between, popular for subsistence agriculture in the past

Question 16

Neolithic Revolution (First Agricultural Revolution)

Answer 16

first domestication of plants and animals

Question 17

plant domestication

Answer 17

growing of crops that people planted and harvested

Question 18

animal domestication

Answer 18

raising and caring for animals by humans for protection or food

Question 19

Fertile Crescent

Answer 19

a region in the Middle East that is known for its rich soil and favorable climate

Question 20

Columbian Exchange

Answer 20

exchange of products and ideas between Europe and Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries

Question 21

subsistence agriculture

Answer 21

farmers grow just enough food to feed their own families

Question 22

terrace farming

Answer 22

process of farming along a series of steps on a hill

Question 23

irrigation

Answer 23

process of diverting water from its natural course or location to help with crop production

Question 24

“slash and burn” agriculture

Answer 24

process of burning any existing plants or vegetation to create soil for agriculture