Unit focus
Unit 5 Enduring Understandings - What you need to know & understand
- The development of agriculture led to widespread alteration of the natural environment
- Major agricultural regions reflect physical geography and economic forces
- Settlement patterns and rural land use are reflected in the cultural landscape
- Changes in food production and consumption present challenges and opportunities
Unit Concepts: Agriculture, Food Production & Rural Land Use
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A. Development and diffusion of agriculture
1. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution 2. Second Agricultural Revolution 3. Green Revolution 4. Modern Commercial Agriculture |
B. Major agricultural production regions
1. Agricultural systems associated with major bioclimatic zones 2. Variations within major zones and effects of markets 3. Linkages and flows among regions of food production and consumption |
C. Rural land use and settlement patterns
1. Models of agricultural land use, including von Thünen’s model 2. Settlement patterns associated with major agriculture types 3. Land use/land cover change, irrigation, conservation (desertification, deforestation) |
D. Modern commercial agriculture
1. Biotechnology, including genetically modified plants and animals 2. Spatial organization and diffusion of industrial agriculture 3. Organic farming and local food production 4. Environmental impacts of agriculture |
Targeted Learning Activities
Key Learning Activities
Socratic seminar on a current issue central to agriculture today. Given the key nature of agricultural issues in the world today, this is an important unit.
Assessment Strategies
Unit Test including MCQ and FRQ
Key Learning Activities
Socratic seminar on a current issue central to agriculture today. Given the key nature of agricultural issues in the world today, this is an important unit.
Assessment Strategies
Unit Test including MCQ and FRQ
Resources for study & preparation
APHG TextBOOK resources
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Fouberg (9th)
CH. 11 Agriculture (Pages 349 to 381) |
Rubenstein (10th)
CH. 9 Agriculture 12th Edition:
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Wood (2nd)
Unit 5: Agriculture: Primary Economic Activities (Pages 131 to 161) |