Unit 5 FRQs

The main division within agriculture exists between subsistence and commercial agriculture. a. Define subsistence and commercial agriculture. b. Describe the geographic distribution for subsistence and commercial agriculture today. c. Discuss in detail the striking differences between subsistence and commercial agriculture for the following categories: i. Farm size ii. Use of machinery iii. Purpose of farming iv. Percentage of farmers in the labor force v. Relationship of farming to other businesses

1. the main division within agriculture exists between subsistence and commercial agriculture a. subsistence agr- for farmer commercial agr- for sale b. they have diff distribution subsis agr- developing, more, smaller commercial agr- developed, fewer, bigger c. there are striking differences i. subs- smaller com-bigger ii. subs- no machines com- yes (underline mach) iii. subs- for farmer com- for sale iv. subs- a lot com- not many v. com- sell to coorp who sell to stores sub-no

2. The Von Thunen Model of rural land use is often used to analyze the distribution of different types of agriculture across the landscape. a. Describe the basic geographic principles of the model. b. How would the categories listed below alter the distribution agricultural practices, c. Apply Von Thunen's Model to either the United States or the continent of Europe, and according to Von Thunen Model: i. Topographic features ii. Modern forms of transportation iii. Climatic and soil variations c. Apply Von Thunen's Model to either the United States or the continent of Europe, and describe in detail where the single market would be located, and the geographic distribution of the five major rings of the model.

2. The VTM..... a. market is center, compare land & transportation, 4 rings, farther form center-cheaper transportation- more expensive b. some things can alter the distribution i. topographic features- river, change trans price ii. new trans- faster, diff cost than 1826 iii. climate- some land is more expensive c. you can apply this to the us market-center-nyc first ring-dairy farming/ gardening second ring- foresting third ring- grazing/growing fourth ring- ranching/ livestock underline first word in B & C

Choose two of the three agricultural revolutions and describe in detail the following: a. Where was the hearth(s) and why? b. What type(s) of diffusion spread the practices associated with the agricultural c. Discuss in detail two benefits and one drawback to the agricultural revolutions you revolutions you chose? chose.

3. There were three main agr revs. agr rev- when humans domesticate plants/animals 2nd- new tech- barb wire 3rd- green- gmo a. 2nd- developed countries bc money 3rd- developed countries bc research b. 2nd & 3rd- expansion, stimulus, took the idea c. 2nd benefit-more food benefit- less work drawback- drove out other businesses 3rd benefit- more food benefit- doesn't go bad drawback- bad chemicals

Agricultural practices in Less Developed Countries (LDCs) include shifting cultivation, pastoral nomadism, intensive subsistence, and/or plantation agriculture. For each of these agricultural practices answer the following questions below: a. What is the definition of each agricultural practice? b. What is the geographical distribution of each agricultural practice? c. Why is this type of agricultural practice where it is? d. What are three characteristics for each agricultural practice? e. What are two future challenges for each agricultural practice?

4. given a. Shifting cultivation- shift plants pastoral nomadism- herding domestic animals intensive subsistence- lots of work on not much land plantation- tropical, 1 or 2 crops, sell to developed b. shifting cultivation- tropical regions latin am pastoral nomadism- drylands SW, N asia intensive substistence- S & E asia plantation- (sub)tropical lat am, subsah afr c. shift cult- live together in villages, grow outside pastoral- cant grow crops int subs- populated, not much land plant- open room, good soil d. shift- slash veg, switch fields, split up land past- dry climate, use all parts of animal, trade for gra int subs- pop places, smaller farm, pass land down plant- developing, sell to developed, import workers e. shift- land declining, replaced by logging past- not need for comm, taking away land int subs- not enough rain, not enough land plant- transport/house workers, having enough land