Final Part 2 Definitions Flashcards
(13 cards)
Cultural complex
The group of traits that defines a particular culture
Example: american football- america
Agro-ecology
The study of ecological processes that operates in agricultural production systems
The Triangle of Death
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Remittance
A transfer of money by a foreign worker to an individual in his or her home country
Food regime
Specific set of links that exists among food production and consumption and capital investment and accumulation opportunities.
Local music spaces
Local public venues for people to congregate and listen to music
Example: concerts
Cultural ecology
The study of the relationship between a cultural group and its natural environment.
Malthus’s population theory
Human population grows exponentially while food production grows at an arithmetic rate
Migrancy or circular migration
The repetitive movement of migrant workers between home and host areas
Agribusiness
A set of economic and political relationships that organizes agro-food production from the development of seeds to the retailing and consumption of the agricultural product
Bracero program
Developed during world war 2. Created to have a guest worker program where Mexican people can work in agriculture sector and on railways
Swidden agriculture
Used slash and burn tactics
Nature/society
Not just an object but being directly shaped and mediated through human activity.
Example: global warming
