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Unit 5 Vocab Part 3

5.8, 5.9, 5.11

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Von Thunen's Model A theory in human geography that predicts humans will use land in relation to the cost of land and the cost of transporting products to market.
Global Supply Chain Networks that can span across multiple continents and countries for the purpose of sourcing and supplying goods and services.
Export Commodity Goods sent from one country to another for sale.
Biotechnology The use of living organisms in the manufacture of drugs or other products or for environmental management.
Genetically Modified Organisms Living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering.
Aquaculture Raising and harvesting fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.
Biodiversity The variety of life forms – used a measure of the health of a biological system.
Fertilizer Any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
Pesticide A chemical or biological agent (such as a virus, bacterium, or fungus) that deters, incapacitates, kills, or otherwise discourages pests.
Urban Farming Integrating growing crops or raising animals into an urban ecosystem.
Community-Supported Agriculture Community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production.
Value Added Specialty Crops Changing the physical state or form of an agricultural product in a way that increases it's worth (wheat into flour or berries into jam).
Local Food Movement Encouraging people to eat foods which are grown or farmed relatively close to the places of sale and preparation.
Food Insecurity The state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Food Desert Geo­graph­ic areas where res­i­dents have few to no con­ve­nient options for secur­ing afford­able and healthy foods — espe­cial­ly fresh fruits and veg­eta­bles.
Organic Farming Farming that is grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
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