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Subsistence
Subsistence
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10/24/2010

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Term
Productivity
Definition
yield per person per unit of land
Term
Efficiency
Definition
yield per person per hour of work
Term
3 Components of Production
Definition
1)time + energy
2)Tools + knowledge
3) Environmentally available resources
Term
3 Factors of Production
Definition
1)Labor
2)Technology
3)Resources
Term
Hunting + Gathering
Definition
exploit wild plants + animals for food
-nomadic
-diverse diet
-small groups
-no specialization
-very efficient
Term
Agriculture
Definition
plant crops for food
-more labor intensive
-better technology
-focus on few crops
-sedentary
-increased productivity=surplus
-Create central administrative places
-leads to gov't/civilizations
-animal power, irrigation, terracing
Term
Pastrolism
Definition
Breeding animals
-nomadic depending on animals they breed
-trade + gather
-found in areas where cultivation is difficult
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Term
Horticulture
Definition
Planting + harvesting crops using very basic technology
-little food surplus
-shifting cultivation
-poly-culture (diverse plant species)
-Some nomadic
Term
Civilizations of Agriculture-old world
Definition
Mesopotamia, egypt, indus river vally, China
Term
Civilizations of agriculture-new world
Definition
Mayan, aztec, incas
Term
2 reasons for domestication
Definition
1) Climate change
2) Increased population sizes
Term
Consequences of Agriculture
Definition
surplus, civilizations, high labor costs, focus on only most profitable crops, disease prone.
Term
pastoral nomadism
Definition

entire population is nomadic

 

Term
Transhumance
Definition
few pastoral individuals are nomadic
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Industrialized Production
Definition
Mechanized means of production
-mass produced fertilizers
-laborers do not own items produced
-higher yield
-individual laborers do not profit from good produced
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