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the unique way in which each culture uses its particular physical environment; those aspects of culture that serve to provide the necessities of life--- food, clothing, shelter, and defense.
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characteristic of farmers or their way of life
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the unique way in which each culture uses its particular physical environment; those aspects of culture that serve to provide the necessities of life--- food, clothing, shelter, and defense.
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characteristic of farmers or their way of life
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highly mechanized, large-scale farming, usually under corporate ownership
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use of machinery in agriculture, like tractors
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the cultural landscape of agricultural areas
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deals with both the location - allocation process of land uses by farmers, and the spatial organization of agricultural land uses
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originated in the hearths of humanity
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the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of domesticated animals
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animals kept for some utilitarian purpose whose breeding is controlled by humans and whose survival is dependent on humans; differ genetically and behaviorally from wild animals
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the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially for food
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the rapid transformation, or evolution, into post-humanism
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means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use
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regards a system of agricultural organization whereas farm laborers are not compensated via wages. Rather, the workers receive a share of the farm's net productivity
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term used to describe large scale farming and ranching operations that employ vast land bases, large mechanized equipment, factory-type labor forces, and the latest technology
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expenditure of much labor and capital on a piece of land to increase its productivity
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use of little labor and capital to increase agricultural productivity
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As one region or state expands in economic prosperity, it must engulf regions nearby to ensure ongoing economic and political success
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the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil
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the regions in which large amounts of agriculture take place
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raising female cattle, goats, or certain other lactating livestock for long-term production of milk
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In a debt for nature swap, creditors agree to forgive debts in return for the promise of environmental protection; attempt to solve two problems with one agreement: 1) minimize the negative effect debt has on developing nations 2) minimize the environmental destruction that developing nations frequently cause
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the spread of an idea from one area to another
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a second crop is planted after the first has been harvested
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the extraction of natural resources, such as agriculture, lumbering, and mining
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the processing of raw materials into finished products; manufacturing
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transportation, banking, retailing, education, and routine office-based jobs
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collection, processing, and manipulation of information and capital
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high level of specialized knowledge or technical skill
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changes made to the environment
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toxic substances released to kill living things
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the wearing away of a fields topsoil by water or the environment
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the process of land becoming similar to that of a desert
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the use of a lot of labor usually on a small plot of land
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cultivation of crops in tropical forest clearings in which the forest vegetation has been removed by cutting and burning. the clearings are usually abandoned after a few years in favor of newly cleared forest land
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the process of cutting down all vegetation and burning it to grow crops. Usually used in tropical areas in shifting cultivation
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crop-growing system in the Yucatán peninsula area of Mexico; produces maize, beans, lima beans and squash; the cycle calls for 2 years of cultivation and eight years of letting the area lie fallow
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patch of land cleared for planting thorough slashing and burning
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continual movement
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continual movement of livestock in search of forage for animals
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industries involved in the activities of: prospecting and exploring for a nonrenewable resource, getting them, further exploring them, developing them, or extracting them from the earth
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mass production of farm products that lowers the prices, which lowers the profits for farmers
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the process of growing crops and raising livestock
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factory like farm devoted to either livestock fattening or dairying; all feed is imported and no crops are grown on the farm
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Dating back 10,000 years, it achieved plant domestication and animal domestication
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the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering
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the feeding relationships between species in a biotic community
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the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and plantations
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consumer driven agriculture integrated on an international scale
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the recent introduction of high-yield hybrid crops and chemical fertilizers and pesticides into traditional Asian agricultural systems, most notably paddy rice farming
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the period of each year when crops can be grown
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the killing of wild game and the harvesting of wild plants to provide food in traditional cultures
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farming to supply the minimum food and materials necessary to survive
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the clearing of rows in the field through the use of hoes, rakes, & other manual equipment
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a commercial type of agriculture that produces fattened cattle and hogs for meat
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the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants
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accounts for virtually all olive oil produced worldwide
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hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals
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the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam
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economic system in which a single agency makes all decisions about the production and allocation of goods and services
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deliberately planted and tended by humans that is genetically distinct from its wild ancestors as a result of selective breeding.
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a system of monoculture for producing export crops requiring relatively large amounts of land and capital
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a resource that can be used again or cannot be used again
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a type of settlement form where people live relatively distant from each other
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a relatively dense settlement form
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usually made from available resources in the area
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the way or shape the village was built; usually has a purpose
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conducted pioneering research on the origins and dispersal of plant and animal domestication, was one of the first to propose that the process of domestication was independently invented at many different times and locations
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dovetailing with and benefiting from the Industrial Revolution, it witnessed improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, and storage of farm produce
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specializing in certain types of agriculture
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maize (corn), wheat, and rice are the most produced grains
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a farm on which no one lives; planting and harvesting is done by hired migratory crews
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distinct regional approach to land surveying whereby land is divided into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, and canals
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a system that relies on descriptions of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees
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a rectangular land division scheme designed to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior
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ecological yield that can be extracted without reducing the base of capital itself, required to maintain nature's services at the same or increasing level over time
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currently in progress, it has as its principal orientation the development of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
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replacement of human labor into machines
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increase use of chemicals such as pestecides
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the Third agricultural revolution has cause mass production of food to prevent widespread famine
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class of social trap that involve a conflict over resources between individual interests and the common good
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a seasonal periodic movement of pastoralists and their livestock between highland and lowland pastures
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commercial gardening and fruit farming
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German scholar-farmer who developed the core-periphery model in the nineteenth century