AP Human Geography Unit 5 Notecards
review
Agrarian - characteristic of farmers or their way of life
agribusiness - highly mechanized, large-scale farming, usually under corporate
ownership
agriculture - the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of
domesticated animals
aquaculture - the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially
for food
biotechnology - any technological application that uses biological systems, living
organisms, or derivatives there of, to make or modify products or processes for
specific use
cadastral system - survey system that determines the value extent, and
ownership of land for purposes of taxation
cerial grain / stable grains - maize, wheat, and rice are the most produced gains
worldwide
, AP Human Geography Unit 5 Notecards
review
collective farms - regards a system of agricultural organization where as farms
laborers are not compensated via wages. rather, the workers receive a share of
the farm's net productivity
commercial agriculture - used to describe large scale farming and racnhing
operations that employ vast land bases, large mechanized equipment, factory-
type labor forces, and the latest technology
commodity chains - a sequential process used by firms to gather resources,
transform them into goods or commodities and finially distribute them to
customers
intensive agriculture - expenditure of much labor and capital on a piece of land
to increase its productivity
extensive agriculture - use of little labor and capital to increase agricultural
productivity
review
Agrarian - characteristic of farmers or their way of life
agribusiness - highly mechanized, large-scale farming, usually under corporate
ownership
agriculture - the cultivation of domesticated crops and the raising of
domesticated animals
aquaculture - the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially
for food
biotechnology - any technological application that uses biological systems, living
organisms, or derivatives there of, to make or modify products or processes for
specific use
cadastral system - survey system that determines the value extent, and
ownership of land for purposes of taxation
cerial grain / stable grains - maize, wheat, and rice are the most produced gains
worldwide
, AP Human Geography Unit 5 Notecards
review
collective farms - regards a system of agricultural organization where as farms
laborers are not compensated via wages. rather, the workers receive a share of
the farm's net productivity
commercial agriculture - used to describe large scale farming and racnhing
operations that employ vast land bases, large mechanized equipment, factory-
type labor forces, and the latest technology
commodity chains - a sequential process used by firms to gather resources,
transform them into goods or commodities and finially distribute them to
customers
intensive agriculture - expenditure of much labor and capital on a piece of land
to increase its productivity
extensive agriculture - use of little labor and capital to increase agricultural
productivity
