Farming Practices Flashcards

(14 cards)

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Top 3 Grains

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The three leading grains are wheat, maize (corn), and rice.

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Intensive Subsistence Wet Rice dominant

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East Asia and South Asia

India and China

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Intensive Subsistence Wet Rice Not Dominant

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East Asia and South Asia

India and China

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4
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Pastoral Nomadism

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Locations: Saudi Arabia, North Africa, East Africa, and Central Asia.

Climate: Drylands

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5
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Shifting Cultivation

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Locations: Latin America, sub - Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Climate: Tropical regions

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Plantation

RAN BY EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES

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Locations: Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.

Climate: Tropical and subtropical

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7
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Grain

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Locations: North-central United States, south-central Canada, and Eastern Europe.

Climate:

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Livestock Ranching

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Locations: The drylands of western North America, southeastern Latin America, Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the south Pacific.

Climate: Arid or Semiarid lands

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9
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Mediterranean

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Locations: Lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, California, southern tip of Africa, and southeastern Australia. (Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, and Portugal)

Climate: Sea winds that provide moisture, the summers are hot and dry, and land is very hilly.

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10
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Commercial Gardening

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Locations: Southeastern United States (New England) and Southeastern Australia

Climate: Humid and has a long growing season.

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Wheat

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  1. China
  2. India
  3. Russia
  4. United States
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12
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Dairy Farming

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  1. United States
  2. India
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13
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Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming

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Locations: Europe (Russia to France) and United States

Climate: Arid conditions

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14
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Fishing/Aquaculture

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Location: China is responsible for 1/3 of the worlds yield of fish.

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