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AP HUG

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Definition
Agriculture   Farming  
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1st Agricultural/Neolithic Revolution   Human shift from hunting/gathering to farming  
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Second Agricultural Revolution   Mechanization in farming  
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Green Revolution   US supported development of high yield seed varieties that increased the productivity of cereal crops and accompanying agricultural technologies for transfer to less developed countries  
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Domestication   Process of taming wild plants or animals  
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Fertile Crescent   Region in SW Asia; one hearth of agriculture  
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Columbian Exchange   Transfer of plants, animals, diseases, between Europe & the Americas  
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Terracing   Cutting steps into hillside to create farmland  
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Irrigation   Bringing water to crops by artificial means  
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Deforestation   Cutting down trees to use land  
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Draining wetlands   Clearing natural swamp areas to create fields  
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Pesticide   Substance used to destroy insects  
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Fertilizer   Substance added to soil to increase fertility  
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Enclosure System   communal lands were replaced by farms owned by individuals; land was restricted to the owner or tenants  
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Mediterranean agriculture   Ex.: Farming olives, figs, citrus fruits, grapes  
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Pastoral nomadism   Subsistence ag; based on herding animals  
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Subsistence cultivation /agriculture   Farming just to feed yourself/your family  
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Commercial agriculture   Farming a surplus for profit  
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Intensive agriculture   Farming that uses lots of capital, labor and resources on land  
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Extensive agriculture   Farming that uses few resources & often a lot of land  
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Fair trade   .Provides farmers in periphery countries a fair price for their products; more equitable trading  
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Livestock   Animals raised on farms for profit  
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Agribusiness   Large corporation that provides a vast array of goods and services to support the agricultural industry  
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Commodity chain   a series of links connecting a commodity's many places of production and distribution  
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Von Thünen Model   .land value determines how a farmer will use the land – intensively or extensively  
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Dairy farming   Ex.: Milk, cheese, yogurt, sour cream  
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Monocropping   Growing a single crop  
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Desertification   When fertile land becomes arid over time  
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Bid –Rent Theory   Explains how the demand for and price of land decreases as its distance from the central business district increases  
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)   Plants/animals with DNA altered by humans  
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Organic farming   Farming that does not use chemicals or sometimes GMOs  
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Aquaculture   Farming of marine life  
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Sustainable agriculture   Farm practices that protect the environment  
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Local–food movements   Commitment to eating food produced nearby  
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Value added crops   Ex. yogurt, ground coffee, jams  
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Economies of scale   Cost advantages that can come with a larger scale of operations  
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Food desert   area with no grocery store nearby  
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Long lot   Land divided into narrow strips that were only 350 to 600 feet wide but ten times as deep, usually along a river.  
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metes and bounds   limits or boundaries of a tract of land as identified by natural landmarks, such as rivers, or by man-made structures  
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townships & range   Rectangular land division  
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market gardening   produces fruits, vegetables, flowers that serves a specific urban area  
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pastoral nomadism   animals are moved seasonally; requires lots of land  
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plantation farming   large scale farms that often crop one crop (ex. cotton, coffee)  
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shifting cultivation   growing crops or grazing animals on a piece of land and then moving to a new piece of land  
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mixed crop and livestock systems   both crops and livestock are raised for profit  
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grain farming   growing crops like wheat, rye, corn  
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slash and burn   clearing land then burning it to get more nutrient rich soil; then moving to a new piece of land  
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ranching   breeding cattle; commercial herding of animals; extensive agriculture  
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