the process by which humans alter the landscape in order to raise crops and livestock for consumption and trade
agricultutre
long term weather habits and patterns in a region
climate
grow enough food or raise enough animals to meet the needs of the farmer and his family
subsistence agriculture
farmers use large amounts of inputs, such as energy, fertilizers, labor or machines to maximes yields
intensive
to grow enough food and raise enough livestock to make a profit
commerical agriculture
use fewer amounts to the inputs and typically result in less yields
extensive agri.
heavy investments in labor and capital are used in this type of argi. which often result in high yields and profits
intensive commercial agri.
form of agri. that is often labor and aiminal intensive
intensive subsistence agri.
uses low inputs of resources but has the goal of selling the product for profit
extensive commercial
often practiced in climates with extreme cimates such as tropical
extensive subsistent
the money invested in lanfd, equipment, and macchines
capital
a type of subsistence extensive agri is practiced in arid and semi-arid climates throughout the world
pastoral nomadism
type of subsequent extensive farming, farmers grow crops on a piece of land for a year or two
shifting cultivation
large commercial farm that specializes in one crop
plantation
large-scale mixed crop and livestock farming is an instentive commercial integrated system that demonstrates an interdependence between crops and animals
mixed crop and livestock farming
in regions too dry for mixed crop agriculture, farmers often raised wheat
grain farming
typical fruits and vegtables grown in the United States included lettuce, broccoli, apples, oranges, tomates
commercial gardening
diaries were local farms that supplied products to customers in a small geographical
dairy farming
geographic distance that milk is delivered
milk shed
practiced in regions with hot, dry summers, mild winters, narrow valleys, and often some irragration
Mediterranean agriculture
seasonal herding of animals from higher elevations in the summer to lower elevations in the winter
transhumance
commercial grazing of animals confined to a specific spot area
livestock ranching
settlements that had groups of homes located near each other in a village and fostered a strong sense of place and shared services
clustered (nucleated) settlements
patterns in which farmers live in homes spread throughout the countryside
dispersed settlements