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What is "agriculture" and how is it different from "food production"?
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Describe the three "agricultural revolutions". Discuss what happened and where it happened.
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On page 216 the authors write: "Thus, crops are not necessarily grown in their ideal bioclimate. Although wheat is better suited to the Ohio River valley, it is mainly grown in the Great Plains because other crops can make a greater profit in the Ohio Valley and few crops besides wheat can make a profit in the Plains.". Explain by discussion the three factors mentioned in the textbook that determines what is grown where. (REMEMBER: Geography doesn't just study WHERE, but more importantly it studies WHY THERE.)
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"Why trade for something that could be produced more cheaply at home?" (p. 220) Why would a lawyer hire a secretary even though the lawyer is a faster typist? Answer these questions and explain why they are similar. Also, if the products are of similar quality, would a domestically produced item or an imported item be cheaper to the consumer? Explain.
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Our textbook discusses the "Five Universal Dimensions" of the agricultural sector:
- labor intensive versus capital intensive
- intensive versus extensive land use
- commercial versus subsistence
- sedentary versus nomadic
- irrigated versus non-irrigated
For each picture below, describe the agricultural activity using the concepts listed above.
CATTLE
WHEAT
RICE
BANANAS
VEGETABLES
FISH
HOGS
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Geography studies WHERE things are and WHY they are there. Below is a map showing the areas of the world where subsistence agriculture is dominant. Why there? Use the maps that follow and the chapter vocabulary/concepts to explain why subsistence agriculture is dominant in these areas.
USE THESE MAPS
Mountainous Areas
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