Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations

The process where humans selectively breed and alter wild plants and animals over generations

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

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

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

Genetically improved seeds bread to produce significantly more food per acre than traditional seeds

Growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, and tree crops

The small-scale, intensive commercial farming of diverse, perishable fruits, vegetables, and flowers near urban areas

Mediterranean Agriculture

Specialized farming in areas with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters, focusing on crops like olives, grapes citrus, and vegetables.

Temperate zones between subtropics (30 degrees) and subpolar regions (60 degrees) in both hemispheres.

Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming

Commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and Livestock; most crops are fed to animals rather than consumed directly by humans.

A subsistence agricultural practice where herders move livestock seasonally across landscapes to find fresh pastures and water

Plantation Agriculture

Large-scale commercial farming in tropical/subtropical areas, specializing in monoculture

A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period

Subsistence Agriculture

Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family

An agricultural method of cutting flat, step-like platforms into hillsides to create arable land

Township Range System

A U.S. method from 1785 that divides land into a grid of 6-mile square townships, which are further split into 36 one-mile sections

Seasonal migration of livestock between mountain and lowland pasture area.

Value-added agriculture

Transforming raw farm products through processing, packaging, or marketing to increase their economic value, appeal, and profit

Explains how agricultural land use is arranged in concentric rings around a central market with intensive, perishable goods closest to the city and less perishable, extensive crops further out

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Unit 5 Vocab

Term	Definition
Agribusiness	Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations
Domestication	The process where humans selectively breed and alter wild plants and animals over generations
Food Desert	An area that has a substantial amount of low-income residents and has poor access to a grocery store
GMOs	A living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology
Green Revolution	Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers
High-Yield Seeds	Genetically improved seeds bread to produce significantly more food per acre than traditional seeds
Horticulture	Growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, and tree crops
Market Gardening	The small-scale, intensive commercial farming of diverse, perishable fruits, vegetables, and flowers near urban areas
Mediterranean Agriculture	Specialized farming in areas with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters, focusing on crops like olives, grapes citrus, and vegetables.
Midlatitudes	Temperate zones between subtropics (30 degrees) and subpolar regions (60 degrees) in both hemispheres.
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming	Commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and Livestock; most crops are fed to animals rather than consumed directly by humans.
Nomadic Herding	A subsistence agricultural practice where herders move livestock seasonally across landscapes to find fresh pastures and water
Plantation Agriculture	Large-scale commercial farming in tropical/subtropical areas, specializing in monoculture
Shifting Cultivation	A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period
Subsistence Agriculture	Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
Terrace Farming	An agricultural method of cutting flat, step-like platforms into hillsides to create arable land
Township Range System	A U.S. method from 1785 that divides land into a grid of 6-mile square townships, which are further split into 36 one-mile sections
Transhumance	Seasonal migration of livestock between mountain and lowland pasture area.
Value-added agriculture	Transforming raw farm products through processing, packaging, or marketing to increase their economic value, appeal, and profit
Von Thunen's Model	Explains how agricultural land use is arranged in concentric rings around a central market with intensive, perishable goods closest to the city and less perishable, extensive crops further out

Created by: Stella.Brehm

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