The process where humans alter the landscape to raise crops & livestock for trade and consumption

The long-term weather patterns in a region

subsistence agriculture

Used to grow enough food & raise enough livestock to meet the immediate needs of the farmer & their family; are usually in less developed regions

commercial agriculture

Used to grow/raise enough crops & livestock to sell for profit; most common in developed countries

intensive agriculture

Practices where farmers or ranchers use large amounts of inputs like energy, fertilizer, or machines to maximize yields

extensive agriculture

Practices that use fewer amounts of inputs and typically produce less yields

intensive commercial agriculture

Type of agriculture where heavy investments in labor & capital are used to result in high yields and profits

intensive subsistent agriculture

Form of agriculture that is often labor and animal intensive

extensive commercial agriculture

Type of agriculture that uses low inputs of resources but has the goal of selling for profit

The money invested in land, equipment, & machines

extensive subsistent agriculture

Type of agriculture where few inputs are used; like nomadic herding; often used in tropical or arid regions

Type of subsistent extensive agriculture that is practiced in arid & semi-arid climates thought it the world; relies on animals for survival

Type of subsistent farming where farmers grow crops onto a piece of land for a year or 2, then move to another field

A large commercial farm that specializes in one crop

mixed crop and livestock farming

An intensive commercial integrated system that demonstrates independence between crops and animals

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Term	Definition
agriculture	The process where humans alter the landscape to raise crops & livestock for trade and consumption
climate	The long-term weather patterns in a region
subsistence agriculture	Used to grow enough food & raise enough livestock to meet the immediate needs of the farmer & their family; are usually in less developed regions
commercial agriculture	Used to grow/raise enough crops & livestock to sell for profit; most common in developed countries
intensive agriculture	Practices where farmers or ranchers use large amounts of inputs like energy, fertilizer, or machines to maximize yields
extensive agriculture	Practices that use fewer amounts of inputs and typically produce less yields
intensive commercial agriculture	Type of agriculture where heavy investments in labor & capital are used to result in high yields and profits
intensive subsistent agriculture	Form of agriculture that is often labor and animal intensive
extensive commercial agriculture	Type of agriculture that uses low inputs of resources but has the goal of selling for profit
capital	The money invested in land, equipment, & machines
extensive subsistent agriculture	Type of agriculture where few inputs are used; like nomadic herding; often used in tropical or arid regions
pastoral nomadism	Type of subsistent extensive agriculture that is practiced in arid & semi-arid climates thought it the world; relies on animals for survival
shifting cultivation	Type of subsistent farming where farmers grow crops onto a piece of land for a year or 2, then move to another field
plantation	A large commercial farm that specializes in one crop
mixed crop and livestock farming	An intensive commercial integrated system that demonstrates independence between crops and animals

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