AP Human Geography: Unit 5

the system of commercial farming found in the US and other relatively developed countries

Farming practices diffused across the surface of the earth.

the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes

corn, wheat, rice, and other grasses

The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.

Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.

Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.

A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages

the act of enclosing something inside something else

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

An agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area.

characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area.

the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity

small clustered of building and slightly larger settlements

the cultivation of plants

people who survive by searching for wild plants and animals

a form of industrial agriculture that involves state control of land, technology, and goods produced.

A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.

A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.

supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

a job composed of a small part of a larger task or process

Type of agriculture that requires large levels of manual labor to be successful.

a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of economic activities & the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated

distince regional approach to land surveying whereby land is divided into narrow parcel stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals

Specialized farming that occurs only in areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

Legal description that begins at a well marked point and follows the boundaries around the tract, back to the place of beginning

The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied.

Most common form of commercial agriculture. WIth most crops feeding animals than people.

the shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BC

Movement among a definite set of places

villages located quite close together with relatively small surrounding fields

., crops produced without the use of synthetic or industrially produced pesticides and fertilizers

flat grassland regions

A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.

When men had the power in the family, the economy, and the government

form of commercial agriculture found in tropics

economically dependent upon the production and distribution of services, information, and knowledge.

the part of the economy that draws raw materials from the natural environment

right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

Service sector industries concerned with the collection, processing, and manipulation of information and capital. Examples include finance, administration, insurance, and legal services.

System for surveying and describing land by reference to principal meridians and base lines; also called government survey system

tools and equipment were modified, methods of soil preparation, fertilization, crop care, and harvesting improved the general organization of agriculture made more efficient

the part of the economy that transforms raw materials into manufactured goods

Reproduction of plants through annual introduction of seeds, which result from sexual fertilization.

machine that sowed seeds in rows and covered up the seeds in rows

A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period. Common in Slash & Burn in the Rain Forest farming (Rain Forest common practice)

the special line of work you have adopted as your career

Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family

the part of the economy that involves services rather than goods

currently in progress, development of genetically modified organisms

Commercial gardening and fruit farming.

reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants

Model which shows the location of agriculture in regard to a comercial economy that is similar to the concentric model

framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence

Rice planted on dryland in a nursery and then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth

Winter: wheat planted in the fall and harvested in the early summer. Spring: Wheat planted in the spring and harvested in the late summer