Lec 07 Flashcards
(6 cards)
Agriculture?
Settled vs. Hunter-gathering
(Rich soil + reliable water vs constant hunting)
The settled locations eventually became dense populations w/ political control.
Malthusian Theory led to Social Darwinism (Theory is wrong)
1billion -> 792Mil of malnourished demographics.
CIRCE? Who made it?
Closing the yield gap: maximizing production on current footprints.
Increasing production limits: using GMO’s and similar to make harder + successful plants.
Reducing food waste: 35% of worlds food is wasted.
Changing Diet: Reduce meat consumption, allowing for more farmland.
Expand aquaculture: relatively inexpensive source of protein.
Made by Charles Godfrey
Distribution of Agriculture
Grazing Land: land for livestock
Crop Land: Land for agriculture
Built-up Areas: Land for buildings
In general, crop land hasn’t gone up much at all over the years.
What does Canadian Agriculture have?
Some other statistics?
Blueberries + potatoes in Atlantic Canada
Dairy Cows and Hogs in Ontario (70:58 %) + Soybean and Winter Wheat
Quebec has an increase in maple syrup + cranberries
Prairies = pretty much all Canola, wheat, barley, Cattle (99:98:96:73 %)
BC produced 50% of mushrooms in Canada
40% of farmers are 55 yrs <
3.7% are other ethnic groups (57% S. Asian)
52.5% are men
49.6% of agricultural workers are seasonal
Food chain Statistics? (company #’s)
Gas (3)
Nitrogen fertilizer (3)
Pesticides (9)
Seed Market (4)
Farm Machinery (3)
(GNPSF)
Grain Collecting (9)
Railways (2)
Meat (2)
Pasta (3) [87%]
Canadian Flour (4) [80%]
Cereal (4) [Most]
Food retailing (5)
Cultural Hearths?
Where first Civilizations developed, such as innovations, tools and technology?
Ex. China, silk road trade stuff.
