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AP Human Geography

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hearths   show
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show Purposefully growing crops and raising livestock to produce food (for humans), feed (for livestock), and fiber (for textiles).  
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show The transformation of societies from hunting and gathering to purposeful raising of food, feed, and fiber.  
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fertile crescent   show
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subsistence agriculture   show
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show Agricultural practice based on clearing and farming land for a time before moving on to a new parcel and allowing the first to fill in with native vegetation.  
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show dependence on production of a single agricultural commodity  
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second agricultural revolution   show
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columbian exchange   show
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unequal exchange   show
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show Intensified agriculture that uses engineered seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation to increase intensive agricultural practices.  
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show Intensified agriculture that uses engineered seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation to increase intensive agricultural practices.  
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cadastral system   show
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show Land survey system that divides Earth into square parcels called townships (6 miles by 6 miles), each of which has 36 sections (1 mile by 1 mile). Commonly found west of the Appalachian Mountains.  
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metes and bounds system   show
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long-lot survey   show
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show land ownership inheritance practice where land is passed down to the eldest son.  
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show Agricultural products that are susceptible to spoiling in transit.  
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von thunen model   show
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show System of harvesting produce that is not quite ripe and ripening it by controlling temperature from the fields to the grocery store.  
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show Production system based on a large estate owned by an individual, family, or corporation, and organized to produce a cash crop.  
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show The premise that the price and demand for land will go up the closer it is to the central city.  
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intensive agricultural processes   show
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show Factories where produce is grown hydroponically without soil.  
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show Production of agricultural goods primarily by hand with low use of fertilizers and high use of human labor.  
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organic agriculture   show
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show Renewable fuel made from plat materials called biomass.  
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show Renewable fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant grease.  
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hunger   show
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show The belief an individual has in their ability to affect change in their life.  
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vulnerability   show
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malnutrition   show
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show Area characterized by a lack of availability of affordable, fresh, and nutritious food.  
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show Cultivating land or raising livestock in small plots in cities, generally on converted brownfields or on rooftops.  
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