Studied by 3 peopleFertile Crescent, Indus River valley, Southeast Asia, Central America
Early hearths for domestication
First agricultural revolution
Domestication of plants and animals
Second agricultural revolution
Machinery in farming
Third agricultural revolution
GMOs and technology in farming
Colombian exchange
Exchange of goods and ideas between the americas, Europe, and Africa
Desertification
the process by which previously fertile lands become arid and unusable for farming
Carrying capacity
How many people land can sustain
Metes and bounds
Uses landmarks to establish boundaries
Township and range
Divides land into squares
French long lot
Separates land into long rectangles
Slash and burn agriculture
Burning the land after harvest
Subsistence agriculture
Grown to feed the farmer and their family
Commercial agriculture
Grown to make a profit
Extensive agriculture
Low inputs
Intensive agriculture
High inputs
Commodity chain
A linked system of processes that gather resources, convert them into goods, package them for distribution, disperse them, and sell them on the market
Bid rent theory
refers to how the price and demand on real estate changes as the distance towards the Central Business District (CBD) increases
Dairy, forest, grain, livestock
Rings of von thunen model
Terrace, slash and burn, Mediterranean, pastoral nomadism, ranching, plantation, garden, mixed crop, grain, aquaculture, dairy
Types of agriculture
Food desert
an area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain
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