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**Agriculture** **and** **Rural Land Use Chapter** by: Pheiffer Wilder, Sierra Weber, Annabel McElfresh, Alexis Mercer



= COLLEGE BOARD TOPIC OUTLINE =
 * Overview of the Chapter: **
 * ‍ **** In Chapter 6, "Agriculture and Rural Land Use," we discover the global agricultural regions, various agricultural models, agricultural revolutions, and vocabulary that help describe agriculture and how it works. We also discover how greatly agribusiness and GMOs affect agriculture. Von Thunen's model, showing the distance where farming becomes unprofitable, and the Koppen Climatic Classification System are introduced in this chapter as models of agriculture. To dive into a review of this chapter follow the links at the bottom of the page to review the vocabulary, models, and current events pertaining to this chapter. **
 * V. Agriculture and Rural Land Use 13–17% **

1. Neolithic Agricultural Revolution 2. Second Agricultural Revolution 3. Green Revolution 4. Modern Commercial Agriculture
 * A. Development and diffusion of agriculture **

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
 * B. Major agricultural production regions **

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)
 * C. Rural land use and settlement patterns **

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
 * D. Modern commercial agriculture **

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