![]() ![]() The killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plants for sustenance ![]() The processes that are used to convert raw materials into finished food products America, Europe, NOT Africa, South America, Asiaĭegradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.Ī crop or livestock system in which land quality or extent is more important than capital or labor inputs in determining outputĪ plot of land on which livestock are fattened for marketĪn area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain makes it easier for farmers to have higher crop yields. The use of machinery in agriculture, like tractors etc. Relating to land relating to the management or farming of land Raise domesticated animals and growing feedĪn agricultural system practiced in the Mediterranean-style climates of Western Europe, California, and portions of Chile and Australia, in which diverse specialty crops such as grapes, avocados, Same climate as livestock ranching(commercial farms in MDCs) Theory that a commercial farmer will decide which crops to grow and which livestock to raise depending on the proximity to market.Īn outgrowth of the 3rd agricultural revolution, this effort began in the 1940s and developed new strains of hybrid seeds and fertilizers that dramatically increased the crop output possible from each farm.Įxamples of Secondary Economic Activities Movement of animal herd to cooler highland areas in the summer to warmer lowland areas in the winter. ![]() Raising a large amount of a 'cash crop' for local sale or export. In agriculture, the replacement of human labor with technology or machines.Īny economic activity pertaining to the collecting, harvesting, and obtaining of raw materials. Planting large amounts of profitable crops for mass production and sell.Īgriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.įoods that\have their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes, such as disease resistant, increased productivity, or nutrients valueĪ form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.ĭependence on a single agricultural commodity. System of food production involving everything from the development of the seeds to the marketing and sale of food products at the market. ![]()
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