https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6 en-us 2017-05-26 14:34:22 UTC 2024-05-31 13:55:32 UTC hello@padlet.com gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173997173 Agriculture is the deliberate modification of Earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain.]]> 2017-05-26 14:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173997173 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173997914 There are two kinds of agriculture: Subsistence Agriculture and Commercial Agriculture.
Subsistence Agriculture is when the production of food is primarily for the consumption of the farmer and the farmer's family.
Commercial Agriculture is when the production of food is primarily for sale off the farm. ]]> 2017-05-26 14:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173997914 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173998854 Hunting and gathering was the only way humans could obtain food before agriculture. Humans would hunt animals and gather plants to sustain themselves. ]]> 2017-05-26 14:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173998854 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173999349 The Agricultural Revolution happened around 8000 BC. Humans started to domesticate plants and animals to make their lives easier. Hunting and gathering was still prevalent at this time, but humans gradually turned to agriculture because it was a safer and more effective way to obtain food. ]]> 2017-05-26 14:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/173999349 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174001222 Pastoral Nomadism is based on the herding of domesticated animals.
Intensive Subsistence Agriculture is when farmers put in an extreme amount of effort to produce as many crops as possible with the land they possess.
Shifting Cultivation is when farmers frequently shift from farming from one field to another. This practice is used in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. ]]> 2017-05-26 15:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174001222 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174008032 Machinery, science and technology and have made farmers' lives easier by making farming easier and more efficient. Farmers in developing countries do not have the same luxuries that farmers in developed countries have. It is expensive to make sure tractors, plows, and other machines are in good shape ]]> 2017-05-26 15:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174008032 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174010097 2017-05-26 15:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174010097 gkrivitsky_stu https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174010215 2017-05-26 15:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gkrivitsky_stu/m72u40qszzj6/wish/174010215