human geography
By Maria Madruga
I. The development of agriculture led to widespread alteration of the natural environment. (Origins of Agriculture)
A. Identify major centers of domestication of plants and animals and patterns of diffusion in the first (neolithic) agricultural revolution.
-Southwest Asia was an early center of crop domestication the earliest crop was wheat and barley around 10,000 years ago. Including lentil and olives. from this hearth it diffused west to Europe and east to Central Asia
B. Explain the connection between physical geography and agricultural practices
-The connection between physical geography and agricultural practices are that the agricultural practices are influenced by things such as the climate soil and landforms
(the natural environmentsof the land and surrounding land/weather). Depending if the land and weather are pratical you will then chose weather an agriculture practice is even worth it.
C. Explain the advanced and impacts of the second agricultural revolution
- The advanced and impacts of the second agrcultural revolution were the ability to allowed for more food to be planted and harvested so you were able to feed more people, because the farms were able to double while useing the same amount of labor.This really made an impact because it increased the population on both a local and global scale.
D. Analyze the consequences of the Green Revolution on food supply and the environment
- The consequences of the Green Revolution on the food supply and the envirment were that the food supply although it did make it resistance to pesticide that are now mutating this has caused comfort and fear on the part of the comsumer. The environment is also being affected by the green revolution, now with the constant use oof pesticides we are haveing to replenish the fertilizer artificially.
II. Major agricultural regions reflect physical geography and economic forces (The impact of geography on agriculture)
A. Identify agricultural production regions associated with major bioclimatic zones
-Some agricultureal production regions associated with major bioclimatic zones are because certain plants and animals can only live in certain places. Those best fitting to the plants and animals in reference to temperature and the amount of rainfall. (climate conditions)
B. Analyze the economic forces that influence agricultural practices.
-Some economic forces that influence agricural practices are things that reflect subsistences or commercial practices, or intensive or extensive use of land. Some companies start getting land or make contracts with farmers as well so they can make profit as well as keep the farmers in the power because of all the requirements that they have.
C. Explain the spatial organization of large-scale commercial agriculture and agribusiness
-The spatial organization of large-scale commercial agriculture and agribusiness are increasing because it’s taking over the area that were once the small family owned farms transformed. This has resulted in linking production and consumption of agricultural products and made a lot of the food go to fast food restaurant, because of the technology there are a lot of more products being made and are grown at a faster rate as well then growing bigger.
D. Explain the interdependence among regions of food production and consumption
-The interdependence among regionss of food production and consumption are becausefood is part of the global supply chain. Food from less developed regions are normally consumed more globally. All of the global food distribution are affected by political systems, infrastructure, and patterns of world trade
III. Settlement patterns and rural land use are reflected in the cultural landscape. (von Thünen)
A. Identify rural settlement patterns
- Some common rural settement patterns are classified as clustered, dispersed, or linear.
B. Compare and contrast the land use zones of von Thünen's model
-Von Thünen's model the land use zones are vary similar to real zones. The first one are just rings around each section while the 2nd one considers the fact that there are river and other natural boundaries. They both have the same concept of what is in the model they are just formatted differently. So instead of everything going in rings it waves away from the river as show on the side
C. Analyze the application of von Thünen's land use model to agricultural production in the real world
-The application of von Thünen's land model to agricultural production in the real world is that it isn’t real. The models are never exact on the really world. The same parts may be present but that doesn’t mean that the format in which the sections are present in the model are the same in towns or cities.
D. Evaluate the environmental consequences of agricultural practices.
-The environmental conseqences of agriculatral practices are are things like irrigation, desertification, deforestation, wetland destruction, conservation efforts, and just overall just ruining the natural habitat
IV. Changes in food production and consumption present challenges and opportunities. (Food Industry)
A. Explain issues related to the changing nature of contemporary agriculture
-Some issues related to the changing nature of contemporary agriculture are sustainability, soil degradation, reduction in biodiversity, overgrazing, river and aquifer depletion, animal wastes, and extensive fertilizer and pesticide use. All of theses things aren’t really good for the environment. They change how the plants are and the fact that the soil is losing nutrition, and instead of fertilized the soil normally with animal waste or of sorts they just make their own chemically made fertilizer.This changaing of the plants move to other plants and so on and so forth.
B. Explain issues related to the location of food production facilities
-Some issues related to the location of food production facilities are things like markets, economies of scale, transportation, and government policies as well as people not wanting anything of the sorts in or near there homes because they think it’s noisy and very loud and disruptive.
C. Explain the changing role of women in food production and consumption
-The changing role of women in food production and consumption are to they change what we eat as well as the way it’s prepared. They are also the producers of more that 50% of the food that is grown worldwide. They are getting more towards the bigger jobs that men normally do and their are a lot of women that are going in to help out