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Started by people who had enough food to remain settled in one place Did not occur in grasslands or river floodplains because of thick sod and periodic flooding Must have started in regions where many different kinds of wild plants grew Started in hilly district areas, where climates change with differing sun exposure and altitude Vegetative Planting 1st (transplanting part of actual plant) then Seed Planting
Subsistence Agriculture
Found in LDCs
Commercial Agriculture
Found in MDCs Distinguishing features
Purpose of farming # of farmers in the labor force Use of machinery Farm size Relationship of farming to other businesses
Rubenstein p. 330-333
Agricultural Regions
By Derwent Whittlesey, 1936 11 main agricultural regions
5 in LDCs 6 in MDCs Plus 1 where ag is nonexistent
Crops
SE Asia: rice S America: maize & cassava Africa: millet & sorghum
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