the distance-decay relationship between proximity to the market & the cost of the land: the closer the land is to an urban center, the more value it has

farming that uses expensive machinery and other inputs

farming that relies on many low-paid migrant workers to harvest & tend crops

capital Intensive livestock operations where many animals are kept in close quarters, & bred and fed in a controlled environment

Aquaculture/Aquafarming

a type of intensive farming where fish, shellfish, or water plants are raised in netted areas in the sea, tanks, & other bodies of water

planting and harvesting a crop 2 or 3 times a year on the same piece of land

Intercropping/Multicropping

technique where farmers grow 2 or more crops simultaneously on the same field

the opposite of multicropping; only one crop is grown/one type of animal is raised per season on a piece of land

continuous monoculture; growing one type of crop/raising one type of animal year after year

confined spaces where cattle & hogs have limited movement; also known as as CAFOs

farms that run on corporations and the globalization of agriculture

Transnational corporations

corporations that operate in many countries

the ownership of other businesses involved in the steps of producing a particular good

an increase in efficiency to lower the per unit production cost

a process used by corporations to gather resources, transform them into goods, & transport them to consumers

the number of people that U.S. farmers can support given the available resources

transportation networks that keep food cool throughout a trip

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Vocab 5.6-5.7

Term	Definition
Bid-rent theory	the distance-decay relationship between proximity to the market & the cost of the land: the closer the land is to an urban center, the more value it has
Capital intensive	farming that uses expensive machinery and other inputs
Labor intensive	farming that relies on many low-paid migrant workers to harvest & tend crops
Factory intensive	capital Intensive livestock operations where many animals are kept in close quarters, & bred and fed in a controlled environment
Aquaculture/Aquafarming	a type of intensive farming where fish, shellfish, or water plants are raised in netted areas in the sea, tanks, & other bodies of water
Double cropping	planting and harvesting a crop 2 or 3 times a year on the same piece of land
Intercropping/Multicropping	technique where farmers grow 2 or more crops simultaneously on the same field
Monoculture	the opposite of multicropping; only one crop is grown/one type of animal is raised per season on a piece of land
Monocropping	continuous monoculture; growing one type of crop/raising one type of animal year after year
Feedlots	confined spaces where cattle & hogs have limited movement; also known as as CAFOs
Agribusiness	farms that run on corporations and the globalization of agriculture
Transnational corporations	corporations that operate in many countries
Vertical integration	the ownership of other businesses involved in the steps of producing a particular good
Economies of scale	an increase in efficiency to lower the per unit production cost
Commodity chain	a process used by corporations to gather resources, transform them into goods, & transport them to consumers
Carrying capacity	the number of people that U.S. farmers can support given the available resources
Cool chains	transportation networks that keep food cool throughout a trip

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