Unit 5 Vocab Practice

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What is the term used to describe: the purposeful cultivation of plants or raising of animals to produce goods for survival?

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Agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: an area that has similar climate patterns generally based on its latitude and its location on a coast or continental interior?

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Climate regions

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What is the term used to describe: an agricultural practice in which farmers expend a great deal of effort to produce as much yield as possible from an area of land?

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Intensive agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: an agricultural practice with relatively few inputs and little investment in labor and capital that results in relatively low outputs?

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Extensive agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: an agricultural practice that provides crops or livestock to feed one’s family and close community using fewer mechanical resources and more people to care for the crops and livestock?

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Subsistence agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: an agricultural practice that focuses on producing crops and raising animals for the market for others to purchase?

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Commercial agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: a type of farming that produces fruits, vegetables, and flowers and typically serves a specific market or urban area?

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Market gardening

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What is the term used to describe: a type of large-scale commercial farming of one particular crop grown for markets often distant from the plantation?

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Plantation agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: a type of farming in which both crops and livestock are raised for profit? Options: Plantation agriculture, Commercial agriculture, Subsistence agriculture, Mixed crop/livestock agriculture, Mixed crop/produce agriculture

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Mixed crop/livestock agriculture

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What is the term used to describe: the varying of crops from year to year to allow for the restoration of valuable nutrients and the continuing productivity of the soil?

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Crop rotation