Is a large commercial farm that specializes in one crop

mixed crop and livestock farming

____ is an intensive commercial integrated system that demonstrates and interdependence between crops and animals

in regions too dry for mixed crop agriculture, farmers often raise wheat; ___ farming

this type of intensive farming is also referred to as truck farming because the products were traditionally driven to local urban markets and sold

when fruits and vegetables are grown near an urban market and sold to local suppliers, stores, restaurants

were traditionally local farms that supplied products to customers in a small geographic area. This pattern still exists in many less-developed regions of the world.

the geographic distance that milk is delivered

Mediterranean agriculture

Is practiced in regions with hot, dry summers, mild winters, narrow valleys, and often some irrigation

the seasonal herding of animals from higher elevations in the summer to lower elevations and valleys in the winter. (Goats and sheep are the principal livestock because of the region’s rugged terrain

is the commercial grazing of animals confined to a specific area.

clustered (nucleated)

These settlements had groups of homes located near each other in a village and fostered a strong sense of place and often shared of services, such as schools

dispersed settlements

Patterns in which farmers lived in homes spread throughout the countryside

In which buildings and human activities are organized close to a body of water or along a transportation route

____ were used for short distances and often referred to features of specific points, such as "from the oak tree, 100 yards north, to the corner of the barn."____ covered larger areas and were based on larger features, such as streams or roads

public land survey system (township and range system)

Created rectangular plots of consistent size

Areas six miles long and six miles wide

French Long-lot system

in which farms were long, thin sections of land that ran perpendicular to a river. The best examples of this system in North America occur in Quebec and Louisiana.

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Term	Definition
Plantation	Is a large commercial farm that specializes in one crop
mixed crop and livestock farming	____ is an intensive commercial integrated system that demonstrates and interdependence between crops and animals
grain farming	in regions too dry for mixed crop agriculture, farmers often raise wheat; ___ farming
commercial gardening	this type of intensive farming is also referred to as truck farming because the products were traditionally driven to local urban markets and sold
market gardening	when fruits and vegetables are grown near an urban market and sold to local suppliers, stores, restaurants
dairy farming	were traditionally local farms that supplied products to customers in a small geographic area. This pattern still exists in many less-developed regions of the world.
milk shed	the geographic distance that milk is delivered
Mediterranean agriculture	Is practiced in regions with hot, dry summers, mild winters, narrow valleys, and often some irrigation
transhumance	the seasonal herding of animals from higher elevations in the summer to lower elevations and valleys in the winter. (Goats and sheep are the principal livestock because of the region’s rugged terrain
livestock ranching	is the commercial grazing of animals confined to a specific area.
clustered (nucleated)	These settlements had groups of homes located near each other in a village and fostered a strong sense of place and often shared of services, such as schools
dispersed settlements	Patterns in which farmers lived in homes spread throughout the countryside
linear settlement	In which buildings and human activities are organized close to a body of water or along a transportation route
metes and bounds	____ were used for short distances and often referred to features of specific points, such as "from the oak tree, 100 yards north, to the corner of the barn."____ covered larger areas and were based on larger features, such as streams or roads
public land survey system (township and range system)	Created rectangular plots of consistent size
townships	Areas six miles long and six miles wide
Section	Each square mile or ____
French Long-lot system	in which farms were long, thin sections of land that ran perpendicular to a river. The best examples of this system in North America occur in Quebec and Louisiana.

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