Chapter 10 Summary
1. Where did agriculture originate?
Prior to the development of agriculture, people survived by hunting animals, gathering wild vegetation, or fishing. Agriculture was not simply invented but was the product of thousands of years of experiments and accidents. Current agricultural practices vary between more developed and less developed countries.
2. Where are agricultural regions in less developed countries?
Most people in the world, especially those in less developed countries, are subsistence farmers, grwoing crops primarily to feed themselves.Important types of subsistence agriculture include shifting cultivation, pastoral nomadism, and intensive farming. Regions where subsistence agriculture is practiced are characterized by a large percentage of labor foce engaged in agriculture, with few mechanical aids.
3. Where are agricultural regions in more developed countries?
The most common type of farm found in more developed countries is mixed crop and livestock. Where mixed crop and livestock farming is not suitable, commercial farming practice a variety of other types of agriculture, including dairy farming, commercial grain, and ranching.
4. Why does agriculture vary among region?
Environmental, cultural, and economic factors help to explain the distinctive form of agriculture practiced in various regions. Agriculture in less developed countries faces distinctive economic problems resulting from rapid population growth and pressure to adopt international trade starategies to promote development. Agriculture in more developed countries faces problems resutling from access to markets and overproduction.
1. Where did agriculture originate?
Prior to the development of agriculture, people survived by hunting animals, gathering wild vegetation, or fishing. Agriculture was not simply invented but was the product of thousands of years of experiments and accidents. Current agricultural practices vary between more developed and less developed countries.
2. Where are agricultural regions in less developed countries?
Most people in the world, especially those in less developed countries, are subsistence farmers, grwoing crops primarily to feed themselves.Important types of subsistence agriculture include shifting cultivation, pastoral nomadism, and intensive farming. Regions where subsistence agriculture is practiced are characterized by a large percentage of labor foce engaged in agriculture, with few mechanical aids.
3. Where are agricultural regions in more developed countries?
The most common type of farm found in more developed countries is mixed crop and livestock. Where mixed crop and livestock farming is not suitable, commercial farming practice a variety of other types of agriculture, including dairy farming, commercial grain, and ranching.
4. Why does agriculture vary among region?
Environmental, cultural, and economic factors help to explain the distinctive form of agriculture practiced in various regions. Agriculture in less developed countries faces distinctive economic problems resulting from rapid population growth and pressure to adopt international trade starategies to promote development. Agriculture in more developed countries faces problems resutling from access to markets and overproduction.