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AP Human Unit 5- Agriculture

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142149325extractive sectorsynonym for primary sector
142149326primary sectorwhich sector is hunting, gathering, farming, herding, fishing, mining etc in?
142149327nomadic sedentarywhat are the two types of hunting and gathering lifestyles
142149328commercial subsistencewhat are the two types of farming lifestyles?
142149329agriculturethe deliberate modification of earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to produce food
142149330domesticationthe effort to manipulate species for an advantage (sometimes unintentional)
142149331truetrue or false: the agricultural revolution wasn't really a revolution because it happened of thousands of years
142149332Holocenethe first agricultural revolution started when?
14214933312,000how many years ago was the first agricultural revolution
142149334neolithic revolutionwhat is the first agricultural revolution also called
142149335peruwhat is the only hearth location that isn't based on a river
142149336animalswhat was domesticated first, plants or animals
142149337pre-holocene pedomorphosiswhat is the domestication of the dog called? (basically stopped wolf pups from maturing)
142149338eurasiawhere are most animals suited for domestication found
14214933940how many species of animals are domesticated
142149340bangladeshwhere is the first hearth of domestication according to sauer's theory
142149341diversified ecosystemswhat conditions does sauer think existed in the first hearth
142149342vegetative plantingwhat was the first method of domestication in saurer's theory
142149343vegetative plantingwhat is the method of domestication where tubers are plants are cloned or the root divides to form another plant
142149344ecumenearea of earth's surface that has been permanently settled
142149345seed agriculturewhat happened after vegetative planting
142149346increased populationwhich effect of seed agriculture is caused by longer storability and emigration throughout the world
142149347social stratificationan effect of seed agriculture that is caused by people having different jobs and classes
142149348specialization of laborwhich effect of seed agriculture led to last names like Farmer, Smith, Carpenter, and Baker
142149349falsetrue or false: seed agriculture caused less competition for land and resources
142149350truetrue or false: seed agriculture led to the creation of government
142149351incipient cultivationgrowing crops out of feces (which acts as fertilizer)
142149352legumeswhat is the best source of lysine for vegetarians
142149353intertillagethe opposite of what was done in Old World (eurasia). growing dozens of different plants in the same area
142149354beasts of burdenwhy did the new world have to do intertillage? (what did they lack)
142149355high level predatorswhat animals in the food chain accumulate toxins (so it's not good to eat them)
1437674724how many types of subsistence farming are there
142149356truetrue or false: subsistence farmers can't practice monoculture
142149357pastoral nomadismwhat type of subsistence farming depends on a domesticated herbivore (NOT for eating) and they wander with their herbivore
142149358falsetrue or false: in pastorialism and transhumance the animal is more often slaughtered than used for milk, shelter, and clothing
142149359truetrue or false: the size of the heard equals the social class in nomads
142149360available resourcesin pastorialsim, the cyclic migration patterns are based on what?
142149361truetrue or false: Nomads in pastoralism are very territorial
142149362yurtwhat is one example of a movable home in pastorialism
142149363polyandryone wife having multiple husbands. practiced among nomads in mongolia
142149364transhumancein which subsistence farming do the people seasonally migrate between the mountain pasture in the summer and the lowland pasture in the winter
142149365governmentthe nomads practicing transhumance are having conflict with who over land
142149366truetrue or false: those that practice transhumance have a permanent settlement and don't move the home
142149367swiddenthe area of land currently used for growing
142149368fallowthe land where nothing is planted (allowing the soil to recover)
142149369slash and burnshifting agriculture is also called what
142149370rainforestswhere is shifting agriculture good
142149371poor soilwhy do the farmers need to burn vegetation and till the ash into the soil in rainforests
1421493721.5-2 yearshow long is the cleared land farmed in shifting agriculture
142149373falsetrue or false: shifting agriculture is sustainable even when you return to the previously cleared land quickly
142149374intensivethere are high inputs of capital, fertilizer, and labor to increase output
142149375intensive subsistencewhat kind of subsistence farming has a high agricultural density (number of farmers per arable land)
142149376double croppingobtaining two harvests (sometimes same crop) from one year
143767473mesoamericawhat is the hearth in the western hemisphere besides the incans
143767474fertile crescentwhat is the hearth in the middle east
143767475nile river valleywhat is the hearth in east africa besides ethiopia
143767476niger river valleywhat is the hearth in west africa
143767477indus river valleywhat is the hearth in south asia
143767478bangladeshwhat is the hearth in se asia
143767479ethiopiawhat is the hearth in east africa (farther south than other one)
143767480yellow river valleywhat is the hearth in china
1437674817how many types of commercial farming are there
143767482truetrue or false: in mixed crop and livestock farming, most money comes from livestock
143767483animalsin mixed crop and livestock farming, who is fed the agricultural products
143767484falsetrue or false:double cropping is the same as mixed cropping
143767485truetrue or false: mixed cropping is one harvest
1437674865th ADin what century did the 2 field system start
1437674878thin what century did the 3 field system start
143767488truetrue or false: increasing the number of field divisions increased the harvest
14376748918thin what century did the 4 field system start
1437674904 fieldin what field system was a rest crop started to be used instead of fallow land
143767491clovergive an example of a rest crop
143767492winter cerealwhat was grown in the 2 field system
143767493winter and spring cerealwhat was grown in the 3 field system
143767494root cropswhat crop was added in the 4 field system
143767495dairy beltwhat is the area from the midwest to the northeast called
143767496milkshedwhat is the area which you can transport milk before it perishes
143767497technologywhat recently enlarged milksheds
143767498truetrue or false: the number of dairy farmers is decreasing
143767499number of dairy farmers decreasingtoo much work, too expensive to do, and the number of machines are increasing. these are reasons why...
143767500artificial breedinghow have farmers got more yield out of their cows
143767501manufacturersin grain farming, the grain that isn't fed to livestock is sold to...
143767502wheatwhat is the most important crop in the U.S.
143767503combinewhat machine is used today to speed up harvests
143767504wheatwhat is the world's leading export crop
143767505Canada USwhat are the two top wheat exporting countries
143767506north americawhat is the world's "bread basket"
143767507ukrainewhat is europe's bread basket
143767508truetrue or false: livestock ranching takes up an extensive area
143767509feed lotwhere are the livestock put just before slaughter to get fat
143767510falsetrue or false: original cattle grazing on open land made cattle fat and weak
143767511butcher assembly linewhere did henry ford get his assembly line idea
143767512climatewind patterns, lattitude and elevation determine...
143767513mediterraneanwhat climate is 70 to 80 degrees with no rain all year
143767514californiawhere is the mediterranean climate in the US
143767515central chilewhere is the mediterranean climate in south america
143767516s and sw australiawhere is the mediterranean climate in the eastern southern hemisphere
143767517southern tipwhere is the mediterranean climate in africa
143767518human consumptioncrops in the mediterranean agriculture are grown for...
143767519horticulture and tree cropsmediterranean agriculture focuses on...
143767520waterthe mediterranean climate is lucrative, but you need what?
143767521US southeastwhat area uses commercial gardening and fruit farming
143767522large processorsbesides direct human consumption, commercial gardening and fruit farming crops are sold to...
143767523truck farminglarge scale farming far from market with one or two seasonal crops sold where the plant is impossible to grow
143767524migrant workerscommercial gardening and fruit farming uses (blank) to keep labor costs low
143767525truetrue or false: plantation farming is used in all different climates
143767526neocolonialismplantation farming is basically (blank) or a relic of colonialism
143767527MDCswhere are most plantation farming crops consumed
14510498916th to 19thin what centuries did the second agricultural revolution take place
145104990englandwhere did the second agricultural revolution start
145104991stage 2 of DTMwhat transition did the second agricultural revolution cause
1451049924 fieldwhich field system was instituted during the second agricultural revolution
145104993enclosure systemthe elimination of common land that happened during the second agr. revolution
145104994truetrue or false: selective breeding started during the second agricultural revolution
145104995falsetrue or false: the number of livestock decreased during the second agricultural revolution
145104996iron plough steam enginewhat two machines improved farming in the second agr. rev.
145104997horse collarthe thing made in the second agr. rev. that allow a horse to pull a plow instead of oxen
145104998horse shoewhat allowed horses to be used in agr. in all kinds of climates, including wet
145105000semi-processed fertilizerfeces put in a giant pile and let chemical reactions happen (gets really hot) to make fertilizer
145105001subsistence commercialduring the second agr. rev, (blank) farming changed to (blank) farming for the most part
145105002more food transportation urbanizationwhat are three effects of the second agr. rev.
145105003truetrue or false: the second agr. rev. caused more pop. growth indirectly
145105004growth of cities marketthe second agr. rev. caused (blank) which made a huge (blank) for crops
145105005colonizationthe second agr. rev. led to the industrial rev. which led to (blank)
145105006transport goods fartherhow did improvements in transportation (steamship, railroads) help farmers
145105007subsistence farmingthe second agr. rev. and industrial rev. changed the periphery by eliminating what
145105008cash crops taxeswhat two things did the imperial powers demand from the colonized periphery
145105009peanutswhat do they grow in senegal (neocolonialism today)
145105010angola sudanname two countries that still produce the cash crop coffee
145105011zimbabwename a country that still produces tobacco
145105012teawhat does kenya produce (neocolonialism today)
145105013von thunenwho made the circular model on how the land is used and why
145105014isotropicthe land is uniform (same environment)
145105015climate land soilwhat did von thunen assume would be uniform throughout the area
145105016no obstacleswhat did von thunen assume about transportation
145105017social factorsbesides the environment and transportation, von thunen assumed what
145105018bid or land renttwo synonyms for the price of land
145105019value of product land price transport costwhat are the 3 variables in von thunen's model
145105020intensive agr. and dairywhat is in the first ring around the city
145105021forestwhat is in the second ring around the city
145105022grain farmingwhat is in the third rign around the city
145105023livestockwhat is in the farthest ring around the city
145105024The Isolated Statewhat is von thunen's book
145105025refrigerationwhat kind of killed von thunen's model's application today
145105026end world hungerwhat was the green revolution's goal
1451050271960swhen was the green revolution
145105028india mexico phillipineswhere was the green revolution (3 places)
145105029miracle seedswhat were the new seeds called
145105030truetrue or false: the rice in the green revolution was actually golden/ yellow
145105031vitamin Awhat did the golden rice have in it to help the periphery's eyesight problems
145105032HYVs shortthe new seeds in the green rev. were (blank) with (blank) growing seasons
145105033drought disease pestthe new seeds in the green rev. were (blank, blank, blank) resistant
145105034fertilizer pesticidesthe green rev. brought increased use of modern (blank) and (blank) to the periphery
145105035irrigation methods wellsin terms of water, what did the green rev. bring the periphery
145105666truetrue or false: during the green rev, mechanization was introduced to the farmers
146654613norman borlaugthe man who selectively bred crops like superwheat and superrice to help farmers have high yields- enough to sell
146654614population growththe green rev. was a positive way to deal with increasing (blank)
146654615falsetrue or false: the green rev. made higher yield crops that could only grow in their natural conditions
146654616salinizationin semi-arid/arid areas, water pulled from the earth draws salt which accumulates and is never rained away
146654617truetrue or false: the green revolution caused salinization
146654618monocroppingin terms of what kind of crop was grown, the green rev. caused (blank)
146654619top soilthe green rev. caused a loss of what kind of soil?
146654620truetrue or false: the green rev. helped farmers but it was capital intensive, so some couldn't afford it
146654621super peststhe use of the same pesticides year after year creates (blank)
146654622the manthe green rev. caused the periphery to be dependent on (blank)
146654623nowwhen did the third agr. rev. happen?
146654624extreme mechanizationthe 3rd agr. rev. is characterized by (blank) which causes less labor to be needed
146654625chemical farmingthe 3rd agr. rev. is characterized by (blank) including synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
146654626nitrogenwhat is most synthetic fertilizer made of
146654627truetrue or false: pesticides have huge impacts on the environment
146654628refrigerationwhat expanded the life of produce in the 3rd agr. rev.
146654629world marketthe 3rd agr. rev. enabled farmers to sell goods to the (blank)
146654630genetically modifiedfoods that combine the DNA/genetic material of different species
1466546313rd agr. rev.when did GM foods start
146654632europewhat place/region has banned most GM foods
146654633transgenicscrossing DNA of organisms that would never mate in nature
146654634genetic modifyingtweaking DNA in a lab, tweaking that organism's DNA but not adding other types of organisms
146654635genetic modifyingdisease/drought/pest resistance, prolific yields, added nutritional value are all benefits of what
146654636biotechnologyusing organisms to improve other organisms
146654637patentswhat is making transgenic plants and animals expensive (unaffordable for periphery)
146654638corporate farmingwhat is a synonym for agribusiness
146654639vertical integrationputting all the jobs (production, storage, processing, distribution, marketing, and retailing) under one big company
146654640conglomerationa company that has lots of different products to buffer market changes
146654641everyone needs foodwhy is agribusiness stable?
146654642processorwhat job in the chain of agribusiness makes the most money
14665464330-30-10 rulewhat is the rule that a processor wants to get his source from a spread of farms in case of disaster at one
146654644standardizationall the pieces in factories and the products produced are the same
146654645standardizationwhat do companies want in terms of variation in their products
14665464620%what percent of the nation's economy is agribusiness
1466546473rd agr. rev.when did agribusiness start
146654648falsetrue or false: globalization of corporations and food manufacturing started during the 2nd agr. rev.
146654649increasesfood production (blank) the value of products
146654650subsistence farmersglobalization and food manufacturing leads to fewer (blanks)
146654651sovereigntyglobalization and food manufacturing leads to a loss of (blank) for peripheral countries
146654652rostowwho made the development model
146654653traditional societywhat is the first stage of rostow's model
146654654preconditions for takeoffwhat is the second stage of rostows model
146654655educationin rostow's second stage, what is increased among people
146654656diversifyprogressive leaders try to (blank) the economy in rostow's second stage
146654657infrastructurewhat does the government invest in during rostow's second stage
146654658takeoffwhat is rostow's third stage
146654659thirdwhich stage of rostow's model does industrial revolution happen
146654660secondary sectorwhat type of jobs are more common in rostow's third stage
146654661urbanizationin rostow's third stage there is rapid (blank)
146654662drive to maturitywhat is rostow's fourth stage
146654663fourthin which stage of rostow's model is technology diffused to most industries
146654664truetrue or false: in rostow's fourth stage, international trade increases
146654665fourthin which stage of rostow's model is there a greater number of skilled/specialized workers
146654666fourthin which stage of rostow's model does population growth slow down
146654667age of mass consumptionwhat is rostow's fifth stage
146654668consumer goodsin rostow's fifth stage, industrial goods move to what?
146654669falsetrue or false: in rostow's fifth stage, the standard of living is not quite high yet
146654670service sectorin rostow's fifth stage, secondary sector jobs move to (blank) jobs
146654671truetrue or false: the criticism of rostow's model is that not every country develops in the same way

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