1- Farming
Terms in this set (34)
Comercial produce for profit (large scale/cash crops)
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by
Cash crops
the grower
Subsistence produce for family, some may be profit (small scale)
Intensive large input compared to small land use
Extensive small input compared to large land use
Arable crop
Pastoral animal
Mixed crop and animal
(where water is scarce) farmers move herds of animals between
Nomadic herding
areas to find grazing land/water
The use of tropical forest clearings for crop production until their
Shifting cultivation fertility is lost. Plots are then abandoned, and farmers move on to
new sites.
Monoculture the cultivation of a single crop in a given area
a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to
Slash and burn agriculture
clear and fertilise the land with ash
temp: too hot/cold kill crop
drought: irrigation needed or crop die
flooding: wash away topsoil/drown crop
Factors decreasing yield
disaster: destroy land/kill farmer so low yield
soil: infertile can't be cultivated
pests: eat crops
Influence on natural/human inputs on temp: keep water store/irrigation
land use drought: keep water store/irrigation
Terms in this set (34)
Comercial produce for profit (large scale/cash crops)
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by
Cash crops
the grower
Subsistence produce for family, some may be profit (small scale)
Intensive large input compared to small land use
Extensive small input compared to large land use
Arable crop
Pastoral animal
Mixed crop and animal
(where water is scarce) farmers move herds of animals between
Nomadic herding
areas to find grazing land/water
The use of tropical forest clearings for crop production until their
Shifting cultivation fertility is lost. Plots are then abandoned, and farmers move on to
new sites.
Monoculture the cultivation of a single crop in a given area
a farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to
Slash and burn agriculture
clear and fertilise the land with ash
temp: too hot/cold kill crop
drought: irrigation needed or crop die
flooding: wash away topsoil/drown crop
Factors decreasing yield
disaster: destroy land/kill farmer so low yield
soil: infertile can't be cultivated
pests: eat crops
Influence on natural/human inputs on temp: keep water store/irrigation
land use drought: keep water store/irrigation
