Friday, May 4, 2012

Agriculture Essay Questions


Essay Questions for Ch. 7 Agriculture and Rural Geography 
1.  Name and explain the 4 main agricultural revolutions.     
2.  Name and explain the 3 different types of economies that have traditionally governed agricultural production and distribution.
3.  Identify 6 agricultural hearths.
4.  Identify and explain 2 methods used to cultivate the land.
5.  Identify and explain the different forms of subsistence farming.            
6.  Identify Esther Boserup’s five-stage progression from extensive subsistence forms of agriculture to more
intensive land cultivation.
7.  Progression is with shorter periods of rest between cultivation but with more support for larger populations.    
8.  What were the results of the Green Revolution?
9.  What were the consequences of agribusiness?
10.  Name and explain 4 types of commercial agriculture.
11.  Draw and explain the von Thunen model.
12.  Explain how biotechnology and agribusiness have had negative effects on periphery countries.
                 

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