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PHHS - APHUG: Important vocab for Unit 5 - Agriculture and Rural Land Use

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show primary sector  
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show secondary sector  
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show tertiary sector  
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activities that involve large exchanges of money or information   show
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show quinary sector  
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time period that started 2.5 million years ago; humans appeared during this age between 100,000 and 400,000 years ago   show
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activities that sustained Paleolithic humans:   show
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show First Agricultural Revolution or Neolithic Revolution  
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show specialization  
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show Asia  
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first type of domesticated plants   show
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taming of animals so they can be used for human purposes   show
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show animal husbandry  
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key event that allowed for diffusion of agricultural products between the Old and New worlds   show
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show subsistence agriculture  
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farmers who are semi-sedentary practice this type of agriculture; plant in one spot for a few years before moving on   show
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show intensive agriculture  
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planting a variety of different types of crops   show
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farmers who engage in both multi-cropping and raising domesticated animals   show
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farming that requires little labor input and/or is done on a large piece of land   show
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show monoculture  
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show slash and burn  
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show Second Agricultural Revolution  
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movement that allowed the Second Agricultural Revolution to develop at a much quicker pace   show
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show Von Thunen Model  
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show plantation agriculture  
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farming where crops are sold for profit   show
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show cash crop  
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show luxury crop  
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village located along one road   show
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village located around key road intersections   show
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show round village  
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show walled village  
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village with an organized road system that meets at 90 degree angles   show
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show crop rotation  
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show double (or triple) cropping  
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the systematic detruction of forested areas   show
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process by which salt levels in soil increase   show
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show desertification  
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show sustainability  
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movement that took place between the 1940s and 1970s, introducing genetic engineering to the agriculture field   show
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show IR8  
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show BT corn  
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hormone given to cows to make them grow bigger   show
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show DDT  
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show specialized agriculture products  
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show Non-GMO  
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foods that have not been given compounds to prevent disease or grow artifically bigger   show
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food products that are non-GMO, antibiotic and hormone free, and are free of any articifical fertilizers and pesticides   show
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animals that are allowed to graze outside and eat a natural diet   show
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show aquaculture  
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show heirloom variety  
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show appellation  
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show market garden  
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small to medium size farms that grow a variety of fruits and vegetables   show
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show caloric intake  
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show dietary balance  
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poor health due to poor caloric intake and/or dietary balance   show
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condition due to lack of protein   show
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show marasmus  
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number of deaths of babies age 0-1 per 1000 live births   show
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number of deaths of children age 1-5 per 1000 people   show
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average life span of a person in a given country   show
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