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agricultural hearths

fertile crescent, Indus Valley, Southeast Asia, Central America

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aquaculture

intensive; controlled raising of aquatic life

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bid-rent theory

price of land with distance to the market

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biodiversity

balance in the ecosystem

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biotechnology

cloning and genetic engineering; GMOs

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carrying capacity

the ability of land to support human life

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climate

determines what can be grown where

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clustered settlement pattern

houses are grouped and surrounded by fields

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Columbian Exchange

pants, animals, disease and culture between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas

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commercial agriculture

farming to make a profit; industrial farming

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commodity chain

all the steps in the raw materials to market

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community-supported agriculture

subscription to a local farm

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conservation efforts

drip irrigation, no till agriculture, local food movements

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deforestation

loss of forests

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desertification

leaching the soil and expanding the deserts

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dietary shifts

MDC more organics, more healthful more chicken; LDCs more meat

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dispersed settlement pattern

rural settlement pattern with loan farmstead (house)

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domestication

selective breeding

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economies of scale

decreasing price by producing more

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extensive agriculture

more land small yield per unit; cereal grains

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fair trade

movement to get LDC farming a living wage and safe conditions

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Fertile Crescent

where agriculture began first; surplus=specialization

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chemical fertilizer

fertilizers mass produced in factories

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First Agricultural Revolution

domestication of plants and animals 10,000 years ago

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food desert

urban areas in core countries with little access to healthful food

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food insecurity

lack of access enough food

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genetically modified organisms

DNA changes of plants and animals; Roundup Ready

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global supply chain

CCC that brings all of the parts of value-added goods together

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Green Revolution

1960s chemical fertilizers and hybrid seeds; tripled food supply

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high-yield hybrid seeds

NOT GMOs cross bread dwarf wheat and rice

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Indus River Valley

agricultural hearth in northern India

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industrial agriculture

mechanized commercial farming

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intensive agriculture

small amounts out land; higher yields per unit; labor and capital intensive

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center point irrigation

irrigates crops in circles from groundwater

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land cover change

visible changes in the natural landscape

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linear settlement pattern

rural settlement pattern along on road or river

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local-food movement

eating food grown locally to reduce carbon footprint

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long lot

land survey rectangular long lots perpendicular to a river; FRENCH

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market gardening

intensive commercial fruits and vegetables near the market

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mechanized farming

farming with machines; industrialized farming

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Mediterranean climate

west coasts, olives, grapes and nuts

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metes and bounds

irregular rural land survey method, based on landmarks; ENGLAND

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mixed crop/livestock system

intensive farming growing crops to feed to livestock

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monocropping/monoculture

all one kind of crop; corn belt

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multicroppping

planting a variety of crops for a balanced diet

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nomadic herding

extensive subsistence, moving herds to new pastures

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pastoral nomadism

extensive subsistence, moving herds to new pastures

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plantation agriculture

intensive commercial cash crops in the tropics; coffee

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pollution

air, water, land, nitrogen runoff, eutrophication

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ranching

extensive commercial livestock

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rural settlement pattern

how houses were arranged around agriculture

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rural survey method

how land was divided for agriculture

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Second Agricultural Revolution

with industrial revolution; crop rotation, mechanized commercial farming

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shifting cultivation

extensive subsistence; slash and burn in tropics

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slash and burn agriculture

informal name for shifting cultivators

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staple crop

main food source, cassava, corn, wheat. rice

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soil salinization

caused by overirrigation, salt build up in the soil

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suburbanization (affecting agriculture)

converting farmland to suburbs

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subsistence agriculture

farming to feed yourself and family

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sustainability (affecting agriculture)

farming to save farmland and protect the environment and freshwater

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terrace farming

making mountains farmable by creating step pattern; more sustainable

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township and range

rural settlement pattern of US west; 6 by 6 mile squares

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tropical climate

cash crops, coffee, tea, palm oil, subsistence rice

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urban farming

farming in the city; vertical farming, rooftop gardening

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value-added specialty crops

specialty cheeses, free-range, organic

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Von Thünen's model

distance to market determines the type of agriculture

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