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Agriulture

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agriculture   show Raising cows or growing corn  
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primary economic activity   show Growning of  
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secondary economic activity   show Transforming raw materials for our use  
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tertiary economic activity   show Services for farming banking educating and retailing  
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quaternary economic activity   4th of steps   show
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plant domestication   Manipulation of plants for our benefit   show
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show Crop that reproduces through roots   Potatoes  
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seed crops   Crops that reproduce though seeds   show
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First Agricultural Revolution   When we invented farming   show
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show General modification of animals, rendered more amenable to human control   Farm raising pigs  
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subsistence agriculture   show Mostly in periphery  
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shifting cultivation   Cultivation of crops moving to the next area every few years due to overusage   show
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show When trees are burnt in thè clearing of one plot of land and farmed there ashes used to fertilize soil    
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second agriculture revolution   Farming benefiting from   show
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von thunen model   show Created long ago. City at center. Perishables surround. Forests surround...  
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show Green revolution. Genetic engineering    
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generically modified organisms   show  
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rectangular survey system   Aka public land survey. Gov. Gave land to people west of Appalachian Mts.   show
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show rectangular land scheme by Thomas Jefferson to distribute settlers evenly    
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metes and bounds survey   show  
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show land divided into long strips (along rivers and such)   Texas  
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show system where eldest son receives land from father    
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show Large scale farming (w machinery) intending to make a profit   Farming corn for a company  
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monoculture   show Farmers that only grow corn  
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Koppen climatic classification system   show  
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climatic regions   Regions around world w similar climates   show
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plantation agriculture   production system based on large plantations   show
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luxury crops   Non substantial crop   show
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livestock ranching   Raising domestic animals for eat and other parts   show
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show Specialized farming of crops native to Mediterranean   Olives, citrus, some veggies  
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show General term for business that provides goods and services to farmers   Company that makes machinery for farms  
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Quinary economic activity   show Research for farming  
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organic agriculture   Approach of farming and ranching that avoids pesticides or hormones   show
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