Agriculture and Rural Land Use
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| show | economic activities in which natural resources are made available for use or further processing, including mining, agriculture, forestry, and fishing
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| show | the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
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| show | Through time nomadic people noticed the growing of plants in a cycle and began to domesticate them and use for there own use. Vegetative planting likely was originated in SE Asia and seed agriculture originated in W. India, N. China and Ethiopia (Sauer).
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| show | The killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plans for sustenance.
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| Extensive vs. Intensive Agriculture | show 🗑
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| Capital-Intensive vs. Labor Intensive Agriculture | show 🗑
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| show | Intensive agriculture is the primary subsistence pattern of large-scale, populous societies. It results in much more food being produced per acre compared to other subsistence patterns. It is characterized by high inputs of labor per unit land area
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| show | An agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area.
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| show | The movements of livestock according to seasonal patterns, generally lowland areas in the winter, and highland areas in the summer.
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| show | The hypothesis that population growth compels subsistence farmers to consider new farming approaches that produce enough food to take care of the additional people.
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| show | The rapid economic changes that occurred in agriculture and manufacturing in England in the late 18th century and that rapidly spread to other parts of the developed world.
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| show | 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.
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| Maladaptive Diffusion | show 🗑
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| show | all agricultural activity generated for the purpose of selling, not necessarily for local consumption
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| Commercial Livestock Production | show 🗑
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| Commercial Grain Farming | show 🗑
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| Tropical Plantations | show 🗑
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| show | Crops including items like peanuts and pineapples, which are produced, usually in developing countries, for export
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