{"id":22865,"date":"2019-01-19T19:09:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T00:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=22865"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:50","slug":"ap-human-geography-agriculture-food-production-and-rural-land-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/ap-human-geography\/ap-human-geography-agriculture-food-production-and-rural-land-use\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Human Geography: Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nKey Takeaways: Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. There were three agricultural revolutions that changed history. The First Agricultural Revolution was the transition from hunting and gathering to planting and sustaining. The Second Agricultural Revolution increased the productivity of farming through mechanization and access to market areas due to better transportation. The Third Agricultural Revolution involved hybridization and genetic engineering of products and the increased use of pesticides and fertilizers. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. There are two primary methods of farming in the world. Subsistence farming involves producing agricultural products for use by the farm family. Commercial farming involves the sale of agricultural products off the farm. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Von Thunen\u2019s model of agricultural land use focuses on transportation. The distance and the weight of crops as well as their distance to market affect which ones are grown. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Modern agriculture is becoming more industrialized and more specialized than ever. The loss of the family farm is a direct result of the rise of feedlots and mega-farms used to produce enormous quantities of agricultural commodities. <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. To compete with agribusiness in the United States, many family farms are turning to sustainable methods of production, organic agriculture, and catering to the local-food movement. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Many of the settlement patterns in the United States have been based on the agricultural possibilities of specific areas. <\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Many of the world\u2019s crop products are dictated by the climate of the regions where they are grown.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Agriculture, Food Production, and Rural Land Use Key Terms<\/h3>
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    A Historical Perspective<\/h4>
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