human geo agriculture Flashcards
bid-rent theory
refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.
the closer you are the more expensive
the largest percentage of the world’s total land area
ntensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming
The shaded areas on the map above most likely indicate regions that are affected or threatened by which of the following?
Desertification
Desertification
previously fertile lands become arid and unusable for farming
extensive farming
cattle ranching and wheat farming
Land parcels in the American Midwest tend to be rectilinear because
the federal survey system adopted in the late eighteenth century imposed a geometric pattern on the landscape
Nomadic pastoralism
the people move with their flocks to take advantage of seasonal changes
The township and range land survey system in the United States contributed to which of the following?
rural settlement pattern
In which of the following contexts could a neo-Malthusian perspective most successfully explain population characteristics?
experiencing high rates of natural population increase and risk with their food supplies
In which of the following areas was wheat most probably domesticated earliest?
turkey
Which of the following includes the world’s earliest centers of plant domestication?
southeast asia, mesoamercia, middle east
Which of the following environmental problems is most associated with the African Sahel?
Desertification
subsistence
made for consumption by the farmer
shifting cultvation
slash and burn
pastroal
livestock in charge
