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AP HUG UNIT 5

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show modifying the environment to raise plants or animals for food or other uses’  
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Mediterranean climate   show
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show hot, humid climate that produces certain plants, such as cassava, banana, sugar cane, sweet potato, papaya, rice, maize  
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Extensive agriculture   show
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show agriculture that uses a lot of labor on a small area of land  
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show a pattern of rural settlement in which the houses and farm buildings of each family are situated close to each others' fields and surround the settlement.  
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show settlement pattern with people living relatively far from each other on their farms  
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show a rural land use pattern that creates a long, narrow settlement around a river, coast, or road that looks like a line  
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Surveying   show
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Metes and bounds   show
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show a rural land use pattern that divides land into long, narrow lined up along a waterway or road  
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show a system of dividing large parcels of where the townships describe how far north or south from the center point  
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show a crescent-shaped area in Southwest Asia where settled farming first began to emerge leading leading to the rise of cities  
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Columbian Exchange   show
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show time when people first domesticate plants and animals which allows people to live in one place  
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show the process of taming plants or animals for human use  
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show The separate locations in which groups of people began to domesticate plants and animals.  
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Commonalities Among Agricultural Hearths   show
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show coincides with the Industrial Revolution; increasing yield and access through machines and transportation  
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Second Agricultural Revolution caused by?   show
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show Effects of the Second Agricultural Revolution: New technology, Led to increased food production, Better diet, longer life, and more people available for work in factories, Shifting demographics (moving to cities, less farmers)  
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Enclosure Movement   show
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show Mass migration of people into the cities to work in newly emerging factories.  
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show the spread of new technologies like high yield seeds and chemical fertilizers to the developing world in the 1960s and 1970s  
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Green Revolution Positives   show
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show Destroying local land and traditional modes of agricultural production Decreasing biodiversity (hybrid seeds diminish local plant diversity) Impact of chemical  
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show is the application of scientific techniques to modify and improve plants, animals, and microorganisms to enhance their value.  
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Subsistence Agriculture   show
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Commercial Agriculture   show
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show Growing one crop in a farm system at a given time  
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show Growing one crop in a farm system year after year.  
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show a geographic theory that states the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases  
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show activities involved in the creation of a product: design, production of raw materials, manufacturing and assembly, distribution  
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Agribusiness   show
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Economies of scale   show
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show helps to explain rural land use by emphasizing the importance of transportation costs associated with distance from the market Von Thünen’s rings distribute various farming activities into concentric rings around a central market city.  
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1st Inner circle on Von Thunen's model   show
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2nd circle on Von Thunen's model   show
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show Extensive agriculture (grains, field crops) do not perish as quickly as vegetables and milk and need plenty space to grow  
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show Livestock and ranching further from the market for cheap land (need more of it and transportation is cheap)  
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show a worldwide network to maximize profits in production  
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show goods sent from one country to another for sale ( Some countries have become highly dependent on one or more export commodities including Haitian coffee, Sri Lankan Tea, and Cuban Sugar)  
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Pollution   show
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show process by which agricultural areas are lost to development  
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Conservation   show
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Deforestation   show
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Desertification   show
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Irrigation   show
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show drainage for agricultural practices  
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show herding animals and migrating with them to find pasture areas without a permanent pasture area  
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Soil salinization   show
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Terrace farming   show
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Agricultural Biotechnology   show
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GMO   show
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show raising of fish and shellfish in ponds and controlled saltwater hatcheries raising of fish and shellfish in ponds and controlled saltwater hatcheries  
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show foods that have increased in value due to alterations in production, size, shape, appearance, location, and/or convenience  
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Organic Farming:   show
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Fair Trade   show
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show individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that growers and consumers provide mutual support  
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show integrating growing crops or raising animals into an urban ecosystem  
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Dietary Shifts   show
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Food Insecurity   show
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Food Desert   show
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show agricultural production is affected by high temperatures, drought, flooding, storms, freezes  
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show Women are frequently denied loans or financial support, cannot afford tuition or fees; or rural communities lack funding to provide schools. etc. LOOK AT CED FOR MORE EX  
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Plantation Agriculture   show
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show Commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and livestock; most of the crops are fed to animals rather than consumed by humans(Intensive) Climate: Cold & Warm Mid-Latitude Types of Crops: Corn, grains, & soybeans  
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Shifting Cultivation   show
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Nomadic Herding   show
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show Commercial grazing of livestock. Eventually they will be sent to feedlots and then be sent to slaughter. Climate:Drylands/Desert Types of Livestock: Cattle, Goats, Sheep  
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show Crops are grown primarily for human consumption.Farms sell their output to manufacturers of food products, such as breakfast cereals and bread. (Extensive)Climate: Mid-Latitudes, too dry for mixed crop & livestock Types of Crops: Wheat  
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