Transcript Slide 1 - presleygeography

Intensive subsistence
Distinctive style of agriculture,
practiced in the population
concentrations of East and
South Asia
What is the most important
crop grown in East Asia? Why
is it grown in the southern part
of this region and not the
north?
rice, milder climate
In shifting cultivation, how is
the land cleared?
slash and burn
The distinctive type of
agriculture practiced in dry
lands of less developed
countries is
pastoral nomadism.
Distinctive type agriculture
practiced in the dry lands of the
southwestern United States
livestock ranching
Distinctive agriculture practiced
in the U.S. Midwest, from Ohio
to Iowa, two most important
crops
mixed crops and livestock; corn
and soybeans
Distinctive agriculture in the
Northeastern United States
dairying
What kind of crops are
encouraged to be grown in
LDCs to raise money?
luxury crops for export, cash
crops, and items for
consumption abroad
How did people obtain food
before the invention of
agriculture?
hunting and gathering
What are the predominant
types of agriculture in the
different regions of Europe
Northwest – dairying
South – Mediterranean
East – grain
About _______ of people in the
world are farmers.
two thirds
Wheat is primarily consumed
by
humans
Subsistence agriculture is
designed mainly to generate
food for
survival
Most people in Asia, Africa, and
Latin America are __________
farmers.
subsistence
Who is practicing hunting and
gathering and where is it
happening?
isolated groups in Africa,
Australia, and South America
Does shifting cultivation
support large population groups
in East and South Asia?
no
How much of the world’s milk
production do LDCs provide?
very little
Is ranching practiced in LDCs
and MDCs in dry lands?
yes
In mixed crops and livestock
regions, what are the crops used
for?
feed livestock
Is New Zealand a major dairy
producing region?
yes
Why are agricultural products
being consumed on or off the
farm so important?
it is important to determine
how the world will be divided
into agricultural regions
Describe hunting and gathering.
form of nomadism, live in small
groups, all humans obtained
their food this way before the
invention of agriculture, it is
still practiced
Where are hunting and
gathering societies located?
isolated places around the
world
Origins of agricultural hearths
Northern China, Southeast
Asia, South America, Ethiopia
Vegetative planting
cultivation of plants by cutting
stems and dividing roots
Vegetative planting (originated)
southeast Asia
Seed agriculture originated in
the eastern hemisphere in
northern China, western India,
Ethiopia
The first group to domesticate
animals and use seed
agriculture did so in _________
Asia.
southwest
Seed agriculture reached
Europe from ____________
Asia.
southwest
Why do different agricultural
practices arise in different
regions?
cultural traits, limited
knowledge of alternatives,
physical characteristics of the
land, climate
Different forms of subsistence
farming
intensive, shifting cultivation,
pastoral nomadism
Which type of large scale
agriculture takes place in
LDCs?
plantation
Characteristics of shifting
cultivation
swiddens not under cultivation are
used for fruit trees, new site
designated every few years, land
cleared by slashing vegetation,
debris is burned to provide
nutrients for the soil
Where is shifting cultivation
most commonly found?
humid-low latitude
Which type of agriculture
occupies the largest percentage
of the world’s land area?
shifting cultivation
What type of agriculture is
practiced by largest percentage
of the world’s people?
intensive subsistence
Why do some people defend
shifting cultivation in the
tropics?
destroys less rain forest than
permanently clearing the land,
cultural diversity of folk customs,
permanently clearing fields and
using fertilizers will destroy
tropical soil
The 15 million people that are
nomads occupy what
percentage of the earth’s
surface?
20%
The largest percentage of
farmers in Asia practice what
type of agriculture
intensive subsistence
agriculture
Which uses more animal power,
shifting cultivation or intensive
subsistence agriculture?
intensive subsistence
Asian agriculture is
characterized by many
shortages, but __________ is not
one of them.
labor
Characteristics of growing rice
in Asia
transplanting seedlings into
flooded fields, flooding the
plowed field with water,
preparing field with a plow
drawn by oxen, growing
seedlings in a nursery
What influence does climate
have on Northern China?
people in Northern China grow
other crops besides wet rice.
Pastoral nomadism - climate
dry
Seasonal migration of livestock
transhumance
double cropping
farmers in southeastern China
practice double cropping to
increase crop yields
threshing
practice of separating husk
from seeds by beating the heads
of grain on the ground
Most common form of
commercial agriculture in
Europe
mixed crop and livestock
farming
agribusiness
food production business in the
United States
crop rotation
maintain the fertility of the
fields
The primary in von Thuen’s
model choosing commercial
farm products is
market location.
What countries are the world’s
leading producers of
commercial grain?
the United States, China,
Russia and India
After corn, what is the most
important crop in the United
States mixed crop and livestock
region?
soybean
In the winter wheat region, the
crop is planted in
autumn and harvested in the
summer.
In areas of the world with
Mediterranean agriculture, they
have ____________ in common.
climate