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Unit 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Von Thunen Theory | The model for agricultural land use affected by cost of land and cost of transportation |
| Renewable Resources | Resources that can be regenerated in a person’s lifetime (lumber, solar, wind) |
| Non Renewable Resources | Resources that cannot be regenerated (coal, oil, natural gas) |
| Global Interdependence | A condition in which people or groups rely on each other, rather than only relying on themselves (on a global scale) |
| Primary Sector | Agricultural activities that directly extracts materials from the earth (farming, mining, fishing, forestry) |
| Secondary Sector | Manufacturers that process, transform, and assemble raw materials into products |
| Tertiary Sector | Provides goods and services to people in exchange for money |
| Subsistence Agriculture | Agriculture that provides the basic needs of a family with little surplus |
| Commercial Agriculture | Growing large quantities of crops or livestock in order to sell them for profit |
| GMOs | Genetically Modified Organisms; genetically altering livestock and agricultural products to prevent spoilage and promote growth |
| Cash Crops | Agricultural product that is grown to be sold or traded rather than used by the farm family |
| Green Revolution | A program beginning in the 1960’s to produce higher |
| Salinization | Fresh water becomes mixed with salt over time |
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