If I Was A Farmer
8th Period
Plantations
Period 8
Caroline Nemelka, Berkeley Runia, Ashley Gabbitas, Aly Larsen
What do you grow or raise?
The crops grown are cotton, sugarcane, cocoa, jute, bananas, tea, coconuts, palm oil, coffee, rubber, and tobacco
What type of climate and land is required?
Tropical/Sub-Tropical climates, this type of agriculture is found in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
What technology do you need?
level of Development are you associated with & why?
Developing because it is used in developing countries.
What are the biggest risks or challenges you face?
They must import workers, and find housing and social services for all of the workers.
This can be bad think about U.S. slavery
information you think is crucial to know
The grim reaper is not the same as what we are talking about
MIXED CROP AND LIVESTOCK
By: Camilla, Nathan, Simon, and Tim
What does it grow and raise
Crops and livestock
Raise domesticated animals; term used to those referred to, raised for food.
It grows a lot of corn and feed the corn to the animals and the animals provides manure for the crops
Climate
HUMID, semi- arid, moist-ish, musty, crusty, chunky, warm, slushy,
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Technology
Raising livestock doesn't require a lot of technology, possibly a truck, some trailers and cow milking things.
Harvesting mixed crop doesn't necessarily require technology, but to harvest efficiently a farmer would need a tractor, and reaper.
Economy & Level of Development
They devote most of the land to the crops, but get most of their money from animal products
This type of agriculture, is usually associated with MDCs because of the use of advanced technology, and they sell most of their products instead of farming for themselves. However, it is also found in LDCs
Risks and Challenges
Cows can be really expensive, and growing mixed crop does not provide a lot of profit but animal products do. The equipment required can also be dangerous to handle.
Other
Cows make manure to grow the corn for the cows and growing mixed crop does not provide a lot of cas
You could slip on a corn!!!!!
!!!!!!!Watch out for slippery corns!!!!!!
Pastoral Nomadism
What do Pastoral Nomads Raise?
What type of climate do pastoral nomads need?
Pastoral nomadism is typically in dry climates around central asia, and parts of africa, as shown below. Different animal are adapted to different climates.
Technology in Pastoral Nomadism
Pastoral Nomadism uses very little or no technology when herding animals, with tents and harnesses being some of the most advanced technology they have.
Pastoral nomadism Level of development
Pastoral Nomadism has very low development, although they are slightly higher than that of hunters and gatherers, because of animal herding.
Challenges and Problems
Shifting Cultivation
Intensive Subsistence, Wet Rice Dominant
By: Niko Ventura, Emily Elder, Shelby Andrewsen, Tanner Van Orden
Wet rice
Farmer prepare fields by oxen and plow, and then flood it.The water is then collected by rainfall, river overflow, and irrigation. Best way to grow rice, is to plant in dry land and then move it to a flooded field.
Benefits and drawbacks
A problem with rice farming is the ratio of famers to arable land because it is so high in most of asia that most families must produce enough food for themselves from a small area of land.
Technology
Rice grows best in very wet climates. Most rice plants are grown in a nursery and then transplanted to a field. To farm rice you need to have a way to plow a field. You also need to have water for the field. Rice is mostly grown in developing countries. Rice is grown in much of Southeast Asia. It can be a challenge to feed your family from such a small piece of land.
Intensive Subsistence, Crops Other Than Rice Dominant
By Ashley, Seth, Kelly, and Anna
What Do We GRow?
corn
Kaoliang
sorghum - ( sore gum, it’ll make your gums sore)
soybeans
wheat
barley
millet
oats
What Type of Climate and Land Is Required
Used where the precipitation is too low and the winter is too harsh for rice to grow
What Technology Do We Need?
Most of the work done is via human labor as machinery can not be afforded
Slaves are good!!
What type of economy or level of Development are you associated with and why?
This is used in less developed countries, with not a good economy. It is associated with this because it is in China and India, which are less developed.
What are the biggest challenges or risks that you face?
Technology
Raising livestock doesn't require a lot of technology, possibly a truck, some trailers and cow milking things.
Harvesting mixed crop doesn't necessarily require technology, but to harvest efficiently a farmer would need a tractor, and reaper.
Economy & Level of Development
They devote most of the land to the crops, but get most of their money from animal products
This type of agriculture, is usually associated with MDCs because of the use of advanced technology, and they sell most of their products instead of farming for themselves. However, it is also found in LDCs
Risks and Challenges
Cows can be really expensive, and growing mixed crop does not provide a lot of profit but animal products do. The equipment required can also be dangerous to handle.
Other
Cows make manure to grow the corn for the cows and growing mixed crop does not provide a lot of cas
You could slip on a corn!!!!!
!!!!!!!Watch out for slippery corns!!!!!!
Dairying
Isaac, Chloe, Abbi
What do they produce?
Dairy:
Climate Needed
Technology and Type of Country
It’s a Risky Business...
Grains
By: Mark Argyle, Arda Caliskan, Grant Daniels
What do they grow?
In this type of farming, they grow cereal grains for human consumption. This includes wheat, barley, oats etc.
What Type of Land and Climate is Required?
It needs a cool, dry and clear climate. The land needs to be well drained and fertilized.
What technology is required?
Grain farming is usually a commercial type of farming. This means in order to be successful, a lot of technology and machines are required.
What Level of Development is Optimal?
Grains need to be grown in developed countries, because you need large machines to be able to harvest and plant enough to be efficient.
Problem of growing grain
Crucial Information
Why are pictures of wheat fields always bad?
-Because they’re too grainy!
Ranching
Mediterranean
Chapter 10 Key Issue 3
Mary Payne, Zack Palmer, Jonathan Kwong, Henry Windsor
What do you grow/raise?
Fruits and veggies, specifically olives and grapes. They also grow cereal grains.
What type of Land is required?
Land with:
What Technology is Needed
What type of economy or level of Development are you associated with and why?�
It is associated with more developed countries because of the level of technology involved in the process.
What are the biggest risks or challenges you face?
Some crops may be temperamental and hard to grow, and may not be in season all year round, giving farmers the need to adjust crops between seasons.
Commercial Gardening
Shifting Cultivation
HaeIn Jeon, Rachel Gledhill, Taylor O’Brien
What do you grow or Raise?
The main crops that are grown are rice (grown in Southeast Asia), Corn and manioc/cassava (grown in South America), and sorghum (grown in Africa). In some regions they grow yams, sugarcane, plantain, and vegetables.
What type of land and climate is required?
It is usually performed in a fairly warm climate, with good amount of water. It also needs to be in an area where there is a sizable amount of land.
What technology do you need?
Simple gardening tools are needed for shifting cultivation such as tools like hoes, a shovel, and a spade. There also needs to be a method to start a fire to follow the method of slashing and burning that is commonly used to clear the fields to reuse them as much as possible.
What type of economy or level of development are you associated with and why?
It is associated with a poorer economy and a relatively low level of development because it is practiced mostly on a family basis in developing countries, it is not a mainstream type of agriculture, and MDCs advocate for the voiding of this practice.
What are the biggest risks or challenges you face?
The land is deteriorating
Large scale deforestation, soil and nutrient loss
Reduction of cycle caused the land to not be able to return to natural condition.
Fallow cycle used to be 20-30 years, was reduced to 2-3 years^^
The amount of Earth’s surface allocated to tropical rain forests has already been reduced to half of its original area. Practiced in tropical areas..
Extra Fact!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shifting cultivation was still being practiced as a viable and stable form of agriculture in many parts of Europe and east into Siberia at the end of the 19th century and in some places well into the 20th century.
Commercial Gardening
Andrew Whiteley, Brian Nightingale,
Elizabeth Moulton
What Is Grown and Raised
They grow fruits and vegetables, ranging from apples, tomatoes asparagus, cherries, lettuce, etc. Depending and demand on what is wanted.
Climate and Land Required
Mainly in the southeastern U.S., it includes a long growing season and humid climate. Accessible to Philadelphia, Washington, and New York. Pretty much arable land or whatever can support the crop at hand.
Type of Economy/Level of Dev. Associated/Technology Needed
Commercial gardening is in more developed countries with a good economy. This is because they use machines at every stage of the growing process.
Risks and Challenges
Risks can include floods, famines, not enough land, droughts, no seeds and as such are the challenges. Equipment breaks is one for if they use machines.