Agriculture Flashcards

(18 cards)

1
Q

Mediterranean climate

A

dry and hot summer cool and rainy winter. (Australia)

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2
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Tropical climate

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warm humid lots of rain (Amazon rainforest)

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3
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market gardening

A

small production of fruits and veggies (bigger than a garden)

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4
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plantation

A

crops transported for sale (subtropical and tropical)

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5
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mixed crop/livestock

A

feeding the food you grow to the animals you herd

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6
Q

shifting cultivation

A

slash and burn

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7
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nomadic heading/pastoral nomadism

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following the animals you herd

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8
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agribusiness

A

the business side of farming (cotton mill)

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9
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agricultural revolution

A

farming that improves quickly (cotton mill)

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10
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second agricultural revolution

A

making domestication and agriculture easier and better

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11
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cash crop

A

crop you sell for cash

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12
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Columbian exchange

A

exchanging crops and livestock between Africa usa and europe

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13
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dairy farm

A

farms that grow dairy

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14
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green revolution

A

higher yield (more crops) and fast growing crops (Increased technologies, pesticides, and fertilizers)

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15
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herbicide

A

chemicals to kill plants

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16
Q

intensive subsistence agriculture

A

less land lots of labor to sustain a family

17
Q

monocropping

A

growing the same crop

18
Q

pesticide

A

chemicals to kill insects/pests