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Agriculture
aGriculture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Agriculture? | The growing of crops or raising animals for human use or consumption. |
| Describe how grain and Mediterranean farming work | |
| Describe how livestock ranching works | |
| Describe the impact of population growth on countries dependent on subsistence agriculture | |
| Describe Ester Boserup’s thesis regarding population growth and agricultural expansion | |
| Explain the dilemma that farmers in developing countries face in balancing food and cash crop production | |
| Discuss the causes and impact of drug trafficking | |
| Explain the impact of overproduction in developed countries, and describe methods used to curb the causes and effects of overproduction in these countries | |
| Describe von Thunen’s agricultural model and explain how it helps us understand the geographical arrangement of commercial agriculture | |
| Describe the green revolution | |
| Explain the controversies surrounding genetically modified foods | |
| Analyze positive and negative impacts of aquaculture | |
| Discuss issues involving agriculture and environmental sustainability | |
| Describe metes and bounds, long-lot, and township-and-range survey systems. | |
| Explain the impact of each of the above systems on the cultural landscape | |
| Explain the origins of the township-and-range and long-lot systems | |
| Differentiate between clustered/nucleated, dispersed, and linear settlement patterns |