Unit five vocab Flashcards
(25 cards)
food desert
A community where there is no access to fresh, healthy, affordable food options because there is a lack of food or grocery stores or farmers markets
desertification
the process by which fertile land turns into arid desert.
aquaculture
the practice of raising aquatic organisms, such as fish, shellfish, and algae, in controlled environments.
fair trade
Trade between companies in
developed countries and producers in developing countries that tries to ensure farmers are paid a fair wage.
township and range
A rural survey method where land is divided using lines of latitude and longitude, resulting in a grid pattern.
GMO
Genetically Modified Organisms, produced when humans use engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed
Long Lot
A rural survey method where land was divided
into long, narrow lots that ran perpendicular to a river, road, or canal
Linear
A rural settlement pattern in which farms are clustered along a road with fields behind them.
Market Gardening
Growing of fruits and vegetables, primarily for the
purpose of freezing and canning
Metes and Bounds
A rural survey method where land is divided into parcels based on features of the landscape, distance, and direction.
Bid- rent Theory
A geographical economic theory that explains that price and demand for real estate decreases as the
distance from the Central Business District (market) increases. There is less land close to the market, so it is more expensive there.
Agribusiness
The integration of various steps of production in the food-processing industry
Ranching
The commercial grazing of animals confined to a specific area.
Extensive Farming
Agriculture that uses fewer inputs of capital and paid labor relative for the amount of space being used.
Columbian exchange
The global movement of plants and animals between
Afro-Eurasia and the Americas following the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamian region where the origin of farming,
marked by the first domestication of
plants and animals
Dispersed
A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages.
irrigation
the artificial watering of land to help crops grow
intensive farming
Agriculture that involves greater inputs of capital and paid labor relative to the space being used.
Slash and Burn
a farming technique where vegetation is cut down (“slash”) and then burned to clear land for cultivation
Carrying Capacity
the maximum population size that a particular area can sustain indefinitely without degrading its natural environment
Milkshed
the area around a city where milk is supplied without spoiling
Clustered
A rural settlement pattern where homes and farm buildings are located close together, with farmland surrounding them.
Mixed Crop Livestock
An integrated system where the crops grown are used to feed the livestock on the same farm.
