1. AIM: where did agriculture originate?

3. Hunter Gatherers vs. Sedentary Farmers (Agriculture) When? Where? What are the advantages?

4. These maps vary greatly… Basically scientists aren’t sure. Compare to Early River Valley Civs.

5. Ancient Civilizations Dates? To what extent do the locations of ancient civilizations correlate with agricultural hearths?

6. Domestication of Plants Vegetative PlantingSeed Agriculture E.g.:?

7. Agricultural Hearths

10. Columbian Exchange… What was the Columbian Exchange? Why did it have a massive impact on the world?

11. There are wild animals very similar to every domesticated animal. What about the domestication of animals?

14. Native pygmy elephants and hippos displaced by new domesticated animals. What about camels?

15. W

20. European Boar W

21. African Warthog W

22. Domesticated Pig Genetic manipulation

23. Feral Pig Notice the changes?

24. W

25. W

26. W D

29. Domestication of Dogs

31. Aim: to differentiate between subsistence farming and commercial farming.

32. Subsistence vs. Commercial Farming

36. Tea Plantation Cash Crop

37. Southern Plantation House Stereotype

38. Slash and Burn

39. Swidden

42. Pastoral Nomadism

43. Transhumance Winter Pastures Summer Pastures

45. Aim: to apply the Von Thunen Model to real world agricultural examples.

46. Von Thunen Model

47. Assumptions 1.There is only one market available, self-sufficient with no outside influence. 2.All farmers are market oriented, producing goods for sale. (Not subsistence.) 3.The physical environment is uniform; there are no rivers or mountains. 4.All points at equal distances from the market have equal access to the market. 5.All farmers act to maximize profits. 6.The dietary preferences of the population are those of Germanic Europeans. 7.Land decreases in value with distance away from city.

50. Influences Technology 1. Transportation; speed of rail, sea shipping, air etc. 2. Preservation of the food itself; freezing, irradiation etc.,

54. Corn Belt

60. Gross / Not Per Capita Sure PRC will be big; so should India. Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Canada.. and Brazil and the USA are all exporters of meat.

61. Per Capita Meat Consumption Darker = more meat

63. Pork

67. FIN

68. Boundaries