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Agriculture
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Deliberate modification of earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or econo,ic gain
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When did agriculture happen?
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Happen when human domesticated plants and animals for thier use
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Cultivate
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Care for
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How did people obtain food before agriculture
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Hunting and gathering
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Crop
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Any plant cultivated by people
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How did huntersw and gatherers live?
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In a group of mostly 50 where men would hunt and women would gather
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How many people still hunt and gather today?
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Less than .005%
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Wat r geographer's position on invention of agriculture
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They dont agree
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What soposedly originated in southwest asia?
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-barley
-wheat
-domestication of animals
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What are the two factors that explain the origination of agriculture
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Environmental:last ice age
cultural: people's accident and expirementation
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What type of culture do LDC AND MDC practice?
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-MDC: commercial agriculture
-LDC: subsistence agriculture
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Subsistence agriculture
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Production of food primarily for consumption by farmer's family
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Commercial agriculture
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Production of food primarily for sale off the farm
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Who is Derwent Wittlesky?
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Guy who identified 11 main agricultural regions and one without agriculture
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How are agricultural differences displayed?
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-climate and cultural preferences
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