Human Geography in Action: Lab 8 Reading Q&A Name:______
1. / Agriculture is defined as the intentional planting of ______and raising of domestic ______.2. / Give an example of how agriculture includes more than just production of food.
3. / The 1st Agricultural Revolution occurred when humans first planted and harvested edible plants and domesticated wild animals. During what historic era did this take place?
4. / When and where did the 2nd Agricultural Revolution take place?
5. / Before the invention of machines, how did farmers promote higher yields?
6. / What machines were invented during/after the Industrial Revolution that increased yields even more and what do they do?
7. / The 3rd Agricultural Revolution began in the 19___s and became known as the ______Revolution.
8. / What are hybrid crops and what were the benefits of planting hybrid crops?
9. / Why did the Green Revolution not benefit all farmers?
10. / Scientists in the field of genetics are seeking to engineer a gene that would allow legume crops to take ______directly out of the air, which would eliminate the need for chemical ______.
11-13. / List the 3 factors that determine WHERE crops or livestock are produced
14. / Johann Heinrich von Thünen was a German economic geographer who believed that location relative to the ______determines where and what types of crops are grown.
15. / Labor-intensive agriculture employs large numbers of ______and most of the work is done by ______.
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18. / Capital-intensive agriculture allows a single farmer to produce as much as ______times more than a labor-intensive farmer by using ______instead of labor.
What is the difference between Intensive and Extensive agriculture?
Describe the difference between Sedentary farming and Nomadism.
Define the following:
Globalization:
Livestock:
Mixed Farming:
1st agricultural revolution:
2nd agricultural revolution:
3rd agricultural revolution (also write what it is now known as):
Irrigation:
Yield:
Capital:
Labor-intensive agriculture:
Capital-intensive agriculture:
Subsistence agriculture:
Commercial agriculture:
Shifting Cultivation:
Slash and Burn (how do you do it and what are the time constraints):
Agribusiness:
Friction of Distance:
Time-Space convergence:
Monoculture: