• 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.
• 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: 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
• 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
• What two main factors lead to economic issues for farmers in LDCs?– Population growth rates and emphasis on
International trade.
• What is the most significant different between shifting cultivation and intensive subsistence agriculture?– Population density