Preliminary Questions 2

Is shifting cultivation (swidden farming) good for the environment & why?

Where would you likely find pastoral nomadism today & why?

What does the term intensive mean with Intensive Subsistence agriculture and in what ways is the geography (the landscape, the people, the place) affected by this method of farming?

Compare Mixed Crop & Livestock farming to pastoral nomadism and subsistence agriculture.

What is a milkshed and what is its significance? (hint: it's not a dairy barn)

What are the two types of wheat and why the differences?

When did livestock ranching become popular in the US and why?

What makes Mediterranean agriculture unique compared to other methods of commercial agriculture?

Why does plantation farming only raise one or two crops?