unit 6 and 7 notes Flashcards
What is the purpose of commercial agriculture?
Profit
What percentage of farmers are in the labor force for commercial agriculture?
Low because of technology
What is the farm size in commercial agriculture?
Bigger
How is commercial agriculture related to other businesses?
Very connected
What is the purpose of subsistence agriculture?
Feed family/village
What percentage of farmers are in the labor force for subsistence agriculture?
Bigger because labor-intensive work
What is the farm size in subsistence agriculture?
Small (except nomadic herding)
How is subsistence agriculture related to other businesses?
Very little other than local markets
What is agribusiness?
Direct connections between growing and processing, strong government influences, large corporations’ own farms instead of family
What is extensive subsistence agriculture?
Lots of land (Ex. Pastoral nomadism, transhumance)
What is shifting cultivation?
Cleared land is ‘swidden’, frequently using intertillage
What is intensive subsistence agriculture?
Labor intensive, double cropping, terracing
What are the types of commercial agriculture?
Mixed crop and livestock, dairy farming, grain farming, livestock ranching
What is plantation agriculture?
Commercial agriculture in less developed areas with one to two cash crops
What is the cultural landscape in agriculture?
Natural landscape and human modifications aimed at increasing food production
What are the patterns of settlement in extensive agriculture?
Dispersed settlement patterns, farmhouses far from one another
What are the patterns of settlement in intensive agriculture?
Nucleated settlement patterns with villages near the fields
What are the housing styles in rural areas?
Traditional styles such as stone, wood, wattle, and brick
What are the survey patterns in land use?
Rectangular survey system, metes and bounds, long-lot survey system
What are primary activities in rural areas?
Aquaculture, fishing, extractive industries, forestry
What are the consequences of agricultural practices?
Environmental pollution, land cover change, changing diets, role of women in agriculture
What are the debates of sustainability in agriculture?
Biotechnology, GMO’s, aquaculture
What are the challenges of feeding a global population?
Food insecurity, distribution systems, adverse weather, suburbanization
What is urbanization?
The process where a population of urban areas grows