until 5.1-.4 Flashcards

(40 cards)

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

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agricultutre

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long term weather habits and patterns in a region

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climate

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grow enough food or raise enough animals to meet the needs of the farmer and his family

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subsistence agriculture

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farmers use large amounts of inputs, such as energy, fertilizers, labor or machines to maximes yields

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intensive

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5
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to grow enough food and raise enough livestock to make a profit

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commerical agriculture

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use fewer amounts to the inputs and typically result in less yields

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extensive agri.

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heavy investments in labor and capital are used in this type of argi. which often result in high yields and profits

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intensive commercial agri.

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form of agri. that is often labor and aiminal intensive

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intensive subsistence agri.

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uses low inputs of resources but has the goal of selling the product for profit

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extensive commercial

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10
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often practiced in climates with extreme cimates such as tropical

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extensive subsistent

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the money invested in lanfd, equipment, and macchines

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capital

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a type of subsistence extensive agri is practiced in arid and semi-arid climates throughout the world

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pastoral nomadism

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type of subsequent extensive farming, farmers grow crops on a piece of land for a year or two

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shifting cultivation

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large commercial farm that specializes in one crop

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plantation

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large-scale mixed crop and livestock farming is an instentive commercial integrated system that demonstrates an interdependence between crops and animals

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mixed crop and livestock farming

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in regions too dry for mixed crop agriculture, farmers often raised wheat

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grain farming

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typical fruits and vegtables grown in the United States included lettuce, broccoli, apples, oranges, tomates

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commercial gardening

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diaries were local farms that supplied products to customers in a small geographical

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dairy farming

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geographic distance that milk is delivered

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practiced in regions with hot, dry summers, mild winters, narrow valleys, and often some irragration

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Mediterranean agriculture

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seasonal herding of animals from higher elevations in the summer to lower elevations in the winter

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commercial grazing of animals confined to a specific spot area

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livestock ranching

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settlements that had groups of homes located near each other in a village and fostered a strong sense of place and shared services

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clustered (nucleated) settlements

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patterns in which farmers live in homes spread throughout the countryside

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dispersed settlements

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bulidnging and human activities are organized close to a body of water or a long transportation
linear settlement
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used for short distance and covered larger areas and were located on larger features
metes and bounds
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surveying involves measuring and recording the distance, elevation, and size of features, created a rectangular shape
public land survey/township and range system
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areas 6 miles long and wide
townships
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each squared mile
section
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farms were long, thin sections that ran perpendicular to a river
French long-lot system
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origin of farming; was marked by domestication of plants and animals
First (Neo) agriculture revolution
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raised dogs and horses for protection, work, and transportation or food source
animal domestication
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ppl used veggie planting, or using parts of the stems or roots of existing plants to grow food
plant domestication
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first major hearth of agriculture; extends from eastern coast of the Med. sea and continue to tigerish and Euphrates river
fertile crescent
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crops and animals were domesiticated in multiple regions with no interaction among people
independent innovation
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global movement of plants and animals between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas
Columbian Exchange
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1700s used the advances of the industrial rev. to increase food supplies and support popualtion
Second Agriculture Rev.
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series of laws enacted ny British government that enclose land for use
enclosure acts
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technique of planting different crops in a specific sequence on the same spot of land to restore nutrients
crop rotation
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the process of applying controlled amounts of water to crops, canals, pipes, rather then rainfall
irrigration