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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