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Unit 5 Vocab Part 2
5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Second Agricultural Revolution | Coincides with the Industrial Revolution; increasing yield and access through machines and transportation. It’s about mechanization! |
| Green Revolution | The spread of new technologies like high yield seeds and chemical fertilizers to the developing world in the 1960s and 1970s. It’s about science! |
| Mechanized Farming | Process of using agricultural machinery to mechanise the work of agriculture, greatly increasing farm worker productivity. |
| Subsistence Agriculture | When the focus of agriculture is to produce enough for to feed the family but with little, if any, profit. |
| Commercial Agriculture | When the focus of agriculture is to produce a product to sell to other people. |
| Monocropping | Agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land. |
| Monoculture | The cultivation of a single crop in a given area. |
| Bid Rent Theory | A geographic theory that states the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases. The value of land is influenced by its relationship to the market. |
| Commodity Chain (Supply Chain) | A network of labor and production processes that leads to the distribution of goods. |
| Economies of Scale | Cost advantages that come producing a large amount of an item. |
| Agribusiness | System of commercial agriculture that links various industries to the farm. |
| Desertification | The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
| Deforestation | The purposeful clearing of forested land, often to make space for agriculture and animal grazing, and to obtain wood for fuel, manufacturing, and construction. |
| Soil Salanization | The slow build up of salt in soil, particularly in irrigated areas, that makes soil unable to grow plants. |
| Conseration | The protection of wildlife and natural resources. |
| Slash and Burn Agriculture | Type of shifting cultivation that permanently alters the landscape. Method: Cutting and burning forests in order to create fields for cultivation. Ash from burning provides nutrients and fertilizes crops. Results in deforestation and soil erosion. |
| Terrace Farming | Method of growing crops on the sides of hills or mountains by planting on man-made steps (terraces). |
| Irrigation | The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels. |
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