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| 6370670862 | Agribusiness | System of food production involving everything from the development of the seeds to the marketing and sale of food products at the market. | 0 | |
| 6370670863 | Cash Crops | Planting large amounts of profitable crops for mass production and sell. | 1 | |
| 6370670864 | Commercial Agriculture | Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm. | 2 | |
| 6370670865 | Double Cropping | Planting and harvesting a crop on a field more than once a year. | 3 | |
| 6370670866 | GMOs | Foods that\have their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes, such as disease resistant, increased productivity, or nutrients value | 4 | |
| 6370670867 | Intensive Subsistence Farming | A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land. | 5 | |
| 6370670868 | Monoculture | Dependence on a single agricultural commodity. | 6 | |
| 6370670869 | Mechanization | In agriculture, the replacement of human labor with technology or machines. | 7 | |
| 6370670870 | Market Gardening | The small scale production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers as cash crops sold directly to local consumers. | 8 | |
| 6370670871 | Primary Economy | Any economic activity pertaining to the collecting, harvesting, and obtaining of raw materials. | 9 | |
| 6370670872 | Plantation Agriculture | Raising a large amount of a 'cash crop' for local sale or export. | 10 | |
| 6370670873 | Suitcase Farmers | A farm in which no one reside permanently, they go against the grain of traditional farming. In the US migrant workers provide a cheap, abundant labor source | 11 | |
| 6370670874 | Sustainable Yield | Rate of crop production that can be maintained over time. | 12 | |
| 6370670875 | Transhumance | Movement of animal herd to cooler highland areas in the summer to warmer lowland areas in the winter. | 13 | |
| 6370670876 | Von Thunen Model | Theory that a commercial farmer wull decide which crops to grow and which livestock to raise depending on the proximity to market. |  | 14 |
| 6370670877 | Green Revolution | An outgrowth of the 3rd agricultural revolution, this effort began in the 1940s and developed new strains of hybrid seeds and fertilizers that dramatically increased the crop output possible from each farm. | 15 | |
| 6370670878 | Examples of Primary Economic Activities | Raising livestock Mining Quarrying Crude oil extraction Lumbering Wheat growing Cotton | 16 | |
| 6370670879 | Examples of Secondary Economic Activities | Milk, Cheese Diamonds Petroleum Furniture Bread, Beer Textiles | 17 | |
| 6370670880 | Examples of Tertiary Economic Activities | Corporation Doctors Attorneys Tourism Scientist | 18 | |
| 6370670881 | Nomadism | Dry Areas Same climate as livestock ranching(commercial farms in MDCs) Marginalized land | 19 | |
| 6370670882 | Mixed livestock and grain | Raise domesticated animals and growing feed | 20 | |
| 6370670883 | Commercial Grain Farming | Wheat belt Bread-basket US Corn belt | 21 | |
| 6370670884 | Mediterranean Agriculture | An agricultural system practiced in the Mediterranean-style climates of Western Europe, California, and portions of Chile and Australia, in which diverse specialty crops such as grapes, avocados, | 22 | |
| 6370670885 | Double cropping | Harvesting twice in one year Employ crop rotation | 23 | |
| 6370670886 | Intertillage | the clearing of rows in the field through the use of hoes, rakes, & other manual equipment | 24 | |
| 6370670887 | Truck Farms | Farm where farmers produce fruits for the market Use mechanization to produce large quantities of fruits and veggies | 25 | |
| 6370670888 | Staple Grains | wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rice; potatoes, yams, taro, arrowroot, or cassava | 26 | |
| 6370670889 | Adaptive Strategies | the unique way in which each culture uses its particular physical environment; those aspects of culture that serve to provide the necessities of life- food, clothing, shelter, and defense. | 27 | |
| 6370670890 | Agrarian | relating to land; relating to the management or farming of land | 28 | |
| 6370670891 | Agricultural Industrialization | The use of machinery in agriculture, like tractors etc. - makes it easier for farmers to have higher crop yields. | 29 | |
| 6370670892 | Agricultural Landscape | The land that we farm on and what we choose to put were on our fields. | 30 | |
| 6370670893 | Agricultural Location Model | An attempt to explain the pattern of agricultural land use in terms of accessibility, costs, distance, and prices. | 31 | |
| 6370670894 | Aquaculture | Raising marine and freshwater fish in ponds and underwater cages | 32 | |
| 6370670895 | Biorevolution | the genetic engineering of plants and animals with the potential to exceed the productivity of the Green Revolution | 33 | |
| 6370670896 | Biotechnology | A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for specific purposes. | 34 | |
| 6370670897 | Chemical Farming | increased use of fertilizers with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium | 35 | |
| 6370670898 | Collective Farm | a farm or group of farms run by the government, as in a communist state | 36 | |
| 6370670899 | Cultivation Regions | Regions were there is agricultural activity. Know these specifically! (ie. Southwestern US is cattle ranching, Mediterranean is crop trees). | 37 | |
| 6370670900 | Dairy Farms | specialized in dairy products, N. America, Europe, NOT Africa, South America, Asia | 38 | |
| 6370670901 | Debt-For-Nature Swap | When agencies such as the World Bank make a deal with third world countries that they will cancel their debt if the country will set aside a certain amount of their natural resources. | 39 | |
| 6370670902 | Desertification | Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. | 40 | |
| 6370670903 | Dispersed (Rural Settlement Type) | characteristics of the contemporary North American rural landscape, by farmers living on individual farms isolated from neighbors rather than alongside other farmers. | 41 | |
| 6370670904 | Extensive Commercial Agriculture | A crop or livestock system in which land quality or extent is more important than capital or labor inputs in determining output | 42 | |
| 6370670905 | Extractive Industry | primary activities involving the mining and quarrying of nonrenewable metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources | 43 | |
| 6370670906 | Farm Crisis | farmers too productive, causing surplus of crops and lowering prices and producing less revenue for farmers | 44 | |
| 6370670907 | Feedlot | a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market | 45 | |
| 6370670908 | Food Chain | A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten | 46 | |
| 6370670909 | Food Desert | An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain | 47 | |
| 6370670910 | Food Manufacturing | The processes that are used to convert raw materials into finished food products | 48 | |
| 6370670911 | Globalized Agriculture | system of food production increasingly dependent upon an economy and set of regulatory practices that are global in scope and organization | 49 | |
| 6370670912 | Growing Season | The season in which crops grow best. Growing season can vary by location, societies rely on their growing season to which crops they can or can't grow at their latitude. | 50 | |
| 6370670913 | Hunting and Gathering | the killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plants for sustenance | 51 | |
| 6370670914 | Intensive Commercial Agriculture | Intensive farming in a commercial economy, crops have high yields and market value | 52 | |
| 6370670915 | Livestock Ranching | an extensive commercial agricultural activity that involves the raising of livestock over vast geographic spaces typically located in semi-arid climates like the American West | 53 | |
| 6370670916 | Long-Lot Survey System | A distinct regional approach to land surveying whereby land is divided into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals | 54 | |
| 6370670917 | Luxury Crops | Non-subsistence crops such as tea, cacao, coffee, and tobacco | 55 | |
| 6370670918 | Metes and Bounds System | a system of land surveying east of the Appalachian Mountains. The system relies on descriptions of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees. | 56 | |
| 6370670919 | Pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | 57 | |
| 6370670920 | Nucleated( Rural Settlement System) | clustered settlement is one of the main types of settlement pattern. It is one of the terms used by geographers and landscape historians to classify settlements | 58 | |
| 6370670921 | Organic Agriculture | Approach to farming and ranching that avoids the use of herbicides, pesticides, growth hormones, and other similar synthetic inputs. | 59 | |
| 6370670922 | Pesticides | Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants, but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals. | 60 | |
| 6370670923 | Planned Economy | a system of production of goods and services, usually consumed or distributed by a governmental agency, in quantities, at prices, and in locations determined by governmental program | 61 | |
| 6370670924 | Plant Domestication | genetic modification of a plant such that its reproductive success depends on human intervention | 62 | |
| 6370670925 | Primogeniture | right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son | 63 | |
| 6370670926 | Quaternary Economic Activities | service sector industries concerned with the collection, processing, and manipulation of information and capital. Examples include finance, administration, insurance, and legal services. | 64 | |
| 6370670927 | Quinary Economic Activities | service sector industries that require a high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill. Examples include scientific research and high-level management. | 65 | |
| 6370670928 | Rectangular Survey System | A system used to divide public domain lands in the United States in which land is divided into 6-mile square townships and subdivided into sections, portions of sections, or irregular lots. | 66 | |
| 6370670929 | Root Crops | crop that is reproduced by cultivating the roots of or the cuttings from the plants | 67 | |
| 6370670930 | Carl Sauer | Defined the concept of cultural landscape as the fundamental unit of geographical analysis. | 68 | |
| 6370670931 | 2nd Agriculture Revolution | Innovations led to agricultural surpluses, food surpluses, let people move from farms to factories, growth of cities increased. | 69 | |
| 6370670932 | Secondary Economic Activity | economic activity involving the processing of raw materials and their transformation into finished industrial products; the manufacturing sector | 70 | |
| 6370670933 | Seed Crops | crop that is reproduced by cultivating the seeds of the plants. crop that is reproduced by cultivating the seeds of the plants. | 71 | |
| 6370670934 | Specialization | The concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and firms on a limited number of activities | 72 | |
| 6370670935 | Slash and Burn Agriculture | a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land | 73 | |
| 6370670936 | Swidden | Land that is prepared for agriculture by using the slash and burn method. | 74 | |
| 6370670937 | Tertiary Economic Activity | economic activity associated with the provision of services--such transportation, banking, retailing, education, and routine office-based jobs. | 75 | |
| 6370670938 | Township and Range System | A rectangular land division scheme designed by Thomas Jefferson to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior. | 76 | |
| 6370670939 | Third Agriculture Revolution | 'green revolution' rapid diffusion of new ag techniques between 1970's and 1980's, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers | 77 | |
| 6370670940 | Village Form (Rural Settlement Type) | a number of families live in close proximity to each other, with fields surrounding the collection of houses and farm buildings | 78 | |
| 6370670941 | Soil Erosion | the wearing away and removal of rock and soil particles from exposed surfaces by agents such as moving water, wind, or ice | 79 | |
| 6780690554 | Agricultural Production in the US | Truck and fruit farming exists in the relatively mild climates if central California and the southeast coast. Range livestock dominates agricultural production in the western region of the country. The Midwest states including Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and parts of Kansas and South Dakota produce feed grains and livestock and are collectively known as "The Corn Belt." Wheat and small grains are common in the states and parts of states in the Midwest that do not concentrate in corn production. | 80 | |
| 6780728108 | Agriculture | The growing of crops or tending of livestock for subsistence of producers or for sale or exchange. most economically significant primary economic activity. In both developed and developing economies, share of total labor force employed in agriculture is declining but the share of labor force in developing regions much higher that in developed regions. | 81 | |
| 6780759024 | Biomass | Alternate energy source which involves converting a variety of biological materials such as crops, vegetation, and human & animal waste into fuel for automobiles and engines. | 82 | |
| 6780823833 | Capital-intensive vs Labor-intensive Agriculture | Capital-intensive methods use mechanical goods including machinery, tools, vehicles, and facilities to produce large amounts of agricultural goods, a process requiring very little human labor. Labor-intensive goods, use human hands in large abundance to produce a given amount of output. Distinction between the two is not always a result of level of the technological innovation. Some agricultural products require substantial labor inputs, such as strawberries, which must be handpicked. | 83 | |
| 6781131006 | Commercial Livestock Production | Two major forms: livestock ranching & dairying. Livestock ranching is widespread throughout much of Australia, western North America, South America, southern Africa, and western Asia. Dairying is especially prevalent in northern Europe and the northern US | 84 | |
| 6781202858 | Deforestation | In rapidly growing developing countries, the need for fuel-wood is increasing quite dramatically leading to deforestation. Significant portions of tropical forests being converted to agricultural production. In Central and South America millions of hectares converted to pasture on an annual basis, primarily for beef cattle destined for American meat market. | 85 |
