Chapter 11: Agricultural Geographies. What is agriculture? – Domestication Before agriculture? – Hunting & Gathering What changes did agriculture bring.

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Chapter 11: Agricultural Geographies

What is agriculture? – Domestication Before agriculture? – Hunting & Gathering What changes did agriculture bring to human societies? – Sedentary Societies

Origins of agriculture – Independent innovation: Carl Sauer Fertile crescent & Sub-Saharan Africa Asia Mesoamerica

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The agricultural continuum – SubsistenceCommercial IntensiveIntensive – Wet rice farming--Dairy --Fruits, Veg. Extensive*Extensive – Slash & Burn/Swidden/--Cereal Grains Shifting Cultivation--Ranching --Pastoralism* Plantation

Intensive: wet-rice

Intensive commercial

Extensive subsistence Extensive commercial

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Plantation Agriculture Coffee plantation, Durban, South Africa Tea plantation, Malaysia

2 nd Agricultural Revolution: 17 th -18 th C, Europe – Moldboard plow – Horse collar (faster than oxen) – Crop rotation—boosts yields, eliminates fallow time

The 3 rd Agricultural Revolution—early 20 th C – Internal combustion engine allowed for mechanization – Rise of monoculture – Technology, scientific farming: The Green Revolution – Changes in the who and how of farming Rise of agribusiness Rise of industrial agriculture

What is sustainable agriculture? The amount of grain needed to produce 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of meat or other animal product. Livestock are inefficient producers of protein and consume inordinate amounts of grain to generate adequate weight gain to produce meat.