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Unit 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | Growing crops or raising animals for food/products that people need. |
| Climate Regions | regions around the world with similar climates, weather patterns, or temperature for a long time. |
| Tropical Region | lot’s of rain and usually hot year round |
| Dry Region | not much rain at all, sandy deserts, droughts |
| Temperate Region | warmer summers and cooler winters, not usually extreme |
| Continental Region | cold winters and warm summers, big temperature changes year round |
| Polar Region | very cold all year with little to no plants |
| Mediterranean Agriculture | farming that is used in hot, dryer summers and more wet, cool winters. |
| Clustered settlement | a group of homes/buildings in a rural area that are closely grouped together, usually around a main central point. |
| Dispersed settlement | a group of homes/buildings that are further apart from each other over a larger piece of land. |
| Linear settlement | when a settlement is arranged in a line, usually along roads, trails, rivers, and coastlines. |
| Monocropping | when farmers only grow one type of crop per season on a farm instead of multiple crops at once to take care of. |
| Monoculture | when farmers only grow one type of crop yearly on a farm instead of multiple crops at once to take care of. |
| Foragers | people who survive by hunting, gathering, and fishing instead of farming. |
| Mixed crop and livestock systems | a system where farmers grow crops and take care of animals on the same farm. |
| Enclosure system | when a land that was once community shared is sectioned and fenced off with each piece having a private owner. |
| Infrastructure (agricultural) | certain equipment, buildings, systems, and services needed to produce/transport/store farming products. |
| Dual agricultural economy | when a country has two different types of farming that are used such as commercial farms (large) and subsistence farms (small). |
| Agribusiness | farming that is run like a business since they focus on large production and selling crops for profit instead of survival. |
| Agricultural landscapes | features that are noticeable from farming such as fields, irrigation systems, barns, or fences. |
| Agroecosystem | a type of farming system where things like animals, crops, soil, and people all interact like a tiny ecosystem. |
| Deforestation | cutting down a large area of trees, often to make land for farming, cities, roods, or houses. |
| Terracing | a farming method where levels are carved out of mountains or hills to grow crops. |
| Reservoirs | a man made storage area or lake for fresh water that’s usually made by building a dam. |
| Aquifers | an underground water system built from either a layer of rock, sand, or gravel that makes the water accessible for drinking or farming. |
| Desertification | when farmland slowly turns into a desert because of natural causes (climate changes, droughts) or human activities. |
| Salinization | when soil becomes too salty because of over irrigation or too much work put into it, making it very hard to grow crops. |
| Debt for Nature Swaps | an agreement made so a country's debt is reduced if they agree to help protect natural resources, such as forest or animals. |
| Biotechnology | using advanced technology to improve crops or animals for a better industry, farming, or even medicine. |
| Food security | people having enough access to clean, safe, and nutritious food in order to live up to a healthy life. |
| Food Deserts | when people live in areas with very little access to food, especially healthy fresh fruits or vegetables. |
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