the production of food primarily for sale off the farm. Found in more developed countries.
Mixed and Specialty Crop Farming
truck farms/market gardens produce mixed and specialty crops.TF involves large-scale production of fruits or vegetables for sale in regions where product isn't grown.MG involves small-scale growing of fruits or vegetables for sale at local markets
The Boserup Hypothesis
agricultural methods depend on the size of the population. The larger the world population grows, the more innovations are made to make feeding the expanding population possible
Fertile Crescent
Crescent-shaped area of fertile land stretching from the lower Nile valley, along the east Mediterranean coast, and into Syria and present-day Iraq where agriculture and early civilization first began about 8000 BC
Primary Economic Activities
activities where natural resources are extracted from the earth. Mining, farming, fishing
Origins of Agriculture
people started domesticating animals and gathered for food supply
The Green Revolution
the development of higher-yield and fast-growing crops through increased technology, pesticides, and fertilizers transferred from the developed to developing world to alleviate the problem of food supply in those regions of the globe
Transhumance
a pattern of regular seasonal movement by human groups. It can be seen as a form of pastoralism or nomadism. Livestock is moved seasonally between one area of pasture and another
Commercial Grain Farming
mass planting and harvesting of grain crops, such as wheat, barley, and millet
Hunting and Gathering
the killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, nuts, and other plants for sustenance
