In general, in LDCs, are crops consumed on or off the farm? –ON – subsistence agriculture

True or False: There are Hunting and Gathering societies that exist today.

The cultivation of plants by cutting stems and dividing roots is –Vegetative planting

True or False: shifting cultivation is most often found in MDCs.

The largest proportion of farmers in Asia practice –Intensive subsistence

A dry region in an MDC is most likely to practice what type of agriculture? –Livestock ranching

A dry region in an LDC is most likely to practice what type of agriculture? –Pastoral nomadism

True or False: The % of population, the number of farmers, and the amount of land devoted to agriculture have all decreased in MDCs in the past 100 years.

What main factor allows for larger farm sizes in MDCs? –machinery

According to Von Thunen, what type of agriculture would be located closest to a city? –Dairy and horticulture

According to Von Thunen, what type of agriculture would be located in the farthest ring outside the city? –Ranching/grazing

What two factors are accounted for in Von Thunen’s model? –Distance from market (transportation cost) –Cost of land

What vocab term explains why dairy farms specializing in milk production locate near major population centers? –milkshed

True or False: About two-thirds of the people in the world are farmers.

True or False: Most of the wheat grown in the American grain region is consumed by animals.

True or False: Shifting cultivation can support large population concentrations in East and South Asia.

True or False: Crops grown in the mixed crop and livestock region are used primarily to feed animals.

Found in LDCs, it is the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer’s family. –Subsistence agriculture

The integration of family farms into a large food-production industry. –Agribusiness

This was the invention and diffusion of more productive agricultural techniques. –Green Revolution

What are 4 strategies that LDCs could use to increase their food supply? –Expand land area used for agriculture –Increase the productivity of land now used for agriculture –Identify new food sources –Increase exports from other countries

A return to more historical practices of family farms growing crops and raising livestock would be an example of what? –Sustainable agriculture

Farmers in MDCs suffer from low incomes due to what? –Overproduction

What two main factors lead to economic issues for farmers in LDCs? –Population growth rates and emphasis on International trade.

Why is livestock ranching rare in Europe? –Lack of space/population density is too high

What single crop is the world’s leading export? –Wheat

What is the most significant different between shifting cultivation and intensive subsistence agriculture? –Population density

List all types of subsistence and all types of commercial agriculture practiced. They have to be included in the right category.