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Geography

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adaptive strategies

the way humans adapt to the physical and cultural landscape they are living in

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agrarian

people or societies that are farmers so they promote agricultural interest, characteristics of farmers, their way of life

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agricultural industrialization

the use of machinery in agriculture, tractors

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agricultural landscape

the land we farm on and what we choose to put on the field, shows outcome of interaction between agriculture, natural resources and the environment

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agricultural orgin

humans were at first nomadic hunters and gatherers, moving to find new food

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agriculture

the deliberate effort to modify a portion of earths surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock fo sustenance or economic gain

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animal domestication

the process by which wild animals are cultivated into a resource supply for humans, resulting in physical and behavioral changes, dogs, horses

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collective farm

a system of agricultural organization where farm laborers are not compensated via wages, ex. soviet union used it to boos their economy

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commercial agriculture

agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm

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intensive commercial agriculture

activity that involves effective and efficient use of labor on small plots of land to maximize crop yield

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extensive commercial agriculture

crop or livestock system in which land quantity or extent is more important than capital or labor inputs.

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core (country)

well developed with strong economic base

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periphery (country)

less developed, economically poor country

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crop

any plant gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season

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diffusion

the spread of a feature or trend from 1 place to another overtime

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primary economic activities

anything to do with harvesting, mining raw materials, fishing, farming

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secondary economic activities

processing, refining of natural resources, factory work, timber into furnature

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tertiary economic activities

anything that has to do with sale, exchange of goods, retail, real estate

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quaternary economic activities

generation of knowledge and the sharing of research, teaching, medical service

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quinary economic activities

facilitating complex decision-making and the advancement of human capacities, government officials

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farming

the effort to modify a portion of earths surface through the cultivation of crops and raising livestock for sustenance or economic gain

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1st agricultural revolution

transition from hunting and gathering to planting and sustaining

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globalized agriculture

a system of agriculture built on economic and regulatory practices that are global in scope and organization

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green revolution

rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers

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hunting and gathering

the killing of wild animals and fish as well as gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plants for sustenance

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planned economy

economic system in which a single agency makes all decisions about the production and allocations of goods and services

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plant domestication

process where wild plants are cultivated into productive crops, often with more desirable traits

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rural settlement

sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities, live in villages, farms

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dispersed rural settlement

a pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages

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nucleated rural settlement

clustered village pattern, close together

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building materials of rural settlements?

wattle, brick, wood, stone?

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village form of rural settlement?

reflect historical circumstances, the nature of the land, and economic conditions?

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2nd agricultural revolution

the increased technology from the industrial revolution (happened at the same time) as a way to increase farm productivity through mechanization

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subsistence agriculture

agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer’s family

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survey patterns(metes and bounds)

uses physical features of the local geography, along with directions and distances to define the boundaries of a particular piece of land

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long lot system

by french, in french regions of North America, long rectangular plots of farmland to give equal access to the river

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township and range

a rectangular land division scheme, disperse settlers evenly across farmlands if U.S., by Thomas Jefferson

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3rd agricultural revolution

animal/plant breading with another, hybridization, genetic engineering of products, and the increased use of pesticides and fertilizers

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chemical farming

farming techniques that use high quantities of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides to accommodate genetically modified seeds or less fertile soil

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mechanization

the replacement of human labor with technology or machines

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