AP Human Geography commonly missed Agriculture questions
Transportation and Agriculture
According to the Von Thunen model, longer a food can go without getting spoiled, the farther it can be grown from the center of town
Blue Revolution
New techniques of fish farming that may contribute as much to human nutrition as miracle cereal grains but also may create social and environmental problems
Globalization of Agriculture
has led to a dangerous connections of world economies; if crops fail in some parts of the world, global food prices soar
Metallic and Nonmetallic Minerals
have shiny surfaces, don't let light pass through them, are good conductors of heat and electricity, can be processed into strong metals that don't rust, and some can be pounded or pressed into various shapes or stretched thinly VS can have shiny or dull surfaces, may let light pass through, good insulators of electricity, and most widely used minerals in industry.
Fishing
...Fishing
Hamlet
A small village
Petroleum
An oily, dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of various hydrocarbons
Agricultural Production in the United States
Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Cotton, etc.
Mining and Quarrying
Extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, vein, or coal seam. Any material that cannot be grown from agricultural processes, or created artificially, is mined
Environmental Implications of Agriculture
Impacts on the natural environment and the environment which people interact with nature
Rural Settlements
Live in villages, hamlets on farms, or in other isolated houses. Typically have an agricultural character, with an economy based on logging, mining, petroleum, natural gas or tourism (Eco-tourism)
Other Primary Economic Activities
Mining, fishing, lumbering, and especially agriculture
Food Production vs Agriculture
One refers to the way the products are processed and the other refers to how much of it is produced
Deforestation
The process of stripping the land of its trees, loss of forests
Urban Sprawl and Agriculture
The process of urban areas expanding outwards, usually in the form of suburbs, and developing over fertile agricultural land.
Poultry Preduction
the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food
Forestry
the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
Cadastral Pattern
the shapes formed by property borders; the pattern of land ownership
Economic System
the system of production and distribution and consumption and allocating resources in a society (Market Economy, Command Economy)
