Suggested a pattern for types of products farmers would produce at different positions relative to the market where goods were sold.

Crops and livestock grown to feed farmer, family, and community.

Crops and livestock grown to sell on the global market.

The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.

Green Revolution (Third Agricultural Revolution)

Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

A living organism that possesses a new combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.

Agriculture that requires large plots of land and fewer inputs of labor and/or capital.

Agriculture that requires large amount of labor and/or capital and small plots of land.

Second Agricultural Revolution

An increase in agricultural productivity through improvement of crop rotation and breeding of livestock, beginning in the UK in the 17th century.

A form of extensive farming in which farmers move from one field/area to another

The transfer of plants and animals, as well as people, culture, and technology, between the Western Hemisphere and Europe, as a result of European colonialization and trade.

Large-scale system which includes the production, processing, distributing, financial funding, and research of agricultural products/equipment.

The value of land is influenced by its relationship to the market.

Complex network that connects places of production with distribution to consumers.

A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.

Community-supported agriculture (CSA)

Individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that growers and consumers provide mutual support

Large scale farming is cost effective due to lower bulk prices for farming supplies and technology.

An area that has a substantial amount of low-income residents and has poor access to a grocery store.

Value-added specialty crops

Agricultural products that have undergone additional processing or enhancement to increase their value.

The use of Earth’s renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain resource use in the future.

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Unit 5 Agriculture

Unit 5 Vocab Agriculture AP Human Geography

Term	Definition
Von Thünen Model	Suggested a pattern for types of products farmers would produce at different positions relative to the market where goods were sold.
Subsistence Farming	Crops and livestock grown to feed farmer, family, and community.
Commercial Farming	Crops and livestock grown to sell on the global market.
Aquaculture	The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.
Green Revolution (Third Agricultural Revolution)	Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)	A living organism that possesses a new combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology.
Extensive Farming	Agriculture that requires large plots of land and fewer inputs of labor and/or capital.
Intensive Farming	Agriculture that requires large amount of labor and/or capital and small plots of land.
Second Agricultural Revolution	An increase in agricultural productivity through improvement of crop rotation and breeding of livestock, beginning in the UK in the 17th century.
Shifting Cultivation	A form of extensive farming in which farmers move from one field/area to another
Columbian Exchange	The transfer of plants and animals, as well as people, culture, and technology, between the Western Hemisphere and Europe, as a result of European colonialization and trade.
Agribusiness	Large-scale system which includes the production, processing, distributing, financial funding, and research of agricultural products/equipment.
Bid-rent Theory	The value of land is influenced by its relationship to the market.
Commodity Chains	Complex network that connects places of production with distribution to consumers.
Pastoral Nomadism	A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals.
Community-supported agriculture (CSA)	Individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that growers and consumers provide mutual support
Economies of Scale	Large scale farming is cost effective due to lower bulk prices for farming supplies and technology.
Food Deserts	An area that has a substantial amount of low-income residents and has poor access to a grocery store.
Value-added specialty crops	Agricultural products that have undergone additional processing or enhancement to increase their value.
Sustainability	The use of Earth’s renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not constrain resource use in the future.

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