Agricultural Production regions

Which region uses Shifting Cultivation in subsistence Agriculture?

• Great Lakes areas, NE America, Northern Europe

• Asia: Thailand, Vietnam, India, Coastal Lowlands/river valleys

• LDCs Tropical rainforests: Central/South America, Africa, SE Asia

• Dry and desert areas: Western N America, Southern South America, Western Europe, Southern Africa, Australia

Asia: Thailand, Vietnam, India & Coastal lowlands/river valleys use what type of agricultural practice?

• Wet rice farming

• Commerical dairy farming

• Mediterranean

• Shifting Cultivation

LDC's in tropical areas, besides subsistence agriculture (shifting cultivation), what commerical agriculture do they use?

• Pastoralism/nomadic herding

• Commercial dairy farming

• Mediterranean

• Plantation

In LDCs, dry and desert areas use what type of agriculture?

• Livestock ranching

• Commercial dairy farming

• Pastoralism, Nomadic Herding

• Commercial grain

Dry desert areas in developed regions: Western N America, Southern South America, Western Europe, Southern Africa, Australia use what type of agriculture?

• Livestock Ranching

• Rice Farmin

• Shifting Cultivation

• Commerical grain

In the developing world: India, China, parts of Mexico, South America, Sub Saharan desert use what type of agriculture?

• Shifting cultivation

• Plantation

• Livestock ranching

• Smallholder crop and livestock farming

Commercial grain is produced in what region?

• LDCs Tropical areas

• Northern US, Southern Canada, Europe, Australia

• Great Lakes area

• Asia: Thailand, Vietnam, India & coastal lowlands

Which agricultural production types are Subsistence?

• Mediterranean

• Plantation

• Pastoralism, Nomadic Herding

Which type of agricultural production is considered Commerical?

• Plantation

• Shifting Cultivation

• Wet rice farming

• Pastoralism, Nomadic Herding

Answer explanation

all others are subsistence agriculture

Farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land. Provide enough food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer’s family

• A form of Commercial farming

• A form of subsistence farming

• Shifting Cultivation

• Pastoralism