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Unit 5: Agricultural ActivitiesGeojournals and Class AssignmentsThink about this…..What impact might your food choices have on the environment? For example, did you include any organic foods on the list? Did you eat any fruits, such as bananas, that may have been grown in the South American rain forests where deforestation occurs at a rapid rate? Did you use any foods that farmers may have used chemical fertilizers to produce? What are the possible side effects of that chemical use on the soil, water, and humans?Did you eat any animal products or by-products? What environmental problems might have been the result of raising animals?Study Guiding Questions.What are the distinguishing characteristics between subsistence agriculture and commercial agriculture? What spatial patterns are characteristic of both types of agriculture?What geographic, cultural, and economic factors impact agricultural land use?A company that specializes in livestock fattening wishes to develop a feedlot near your community. The company has stated that the feedlot will provide jobs and services for your region. Considering factors like the population, other potential uses for the land, and potential environmental impacts, where would you support the zoning of land for feedlots? (Hint: Use the Von Thunnen Model to make this analysis)What conditions are necessary to support large-scale agricultural production? How does the transition to large-scale production affect communities and markets? Consider both the advantages and disadvantages.How has modernization and globalization affected your communities land use and markets?Identify the TWO costs that a farmer might consider before deciding what type of agriculture to pursue and explain how distance to market is related to land use.The agricultural land use in this Middle Eastern region follows predictable patterns. Discuss why these patterns might not apply universally to land use in different regions. Be sure to address terrain, climate, industrialization, and urban development in your discussion.Define primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities and explain in which economic sector modern agriculture should be classified.Explain the connection between economic development and agriculture.Locate South America and Western Europe on the map. Use the level of economic development of these regions to predict the type of agriculture that is practiced in each region.Discuss how climate, soil, and population density impact the type of agriculture practiced in a pare the type of agriculture practiced in the Eastern United States and the type of agriculture practiced in Northern Africa. Discuss the factors that influence agricultural practices in each region.Define regional agricultural interdependence and discuss ONE example of regional agricultural independence in the world today. Discuss variations in food production relative to region. Explain why some regions likely produce more of certain grains and cite specific examples.Discuss the Green Revolution and its effect on global food production. Explain whether the trends shown on the graph support your assessment of the Green Revolution’s effects.Discuss the role of biotechnology, including genetic modification, in the Green Revolution. Define organic farming and explain why it is an outgrowth of the Green Revolution innovations. ................
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