Unit 5 Key Issue 9.3 Fagan 2017

3.2.15

• _{Turn in genographic/ethnic group papers to front desk! If you get it to me by}

the end of the day it will not be counted as late. Tuesday will be 20 points off. Wednesday it will be 30. I will not take any papers past Wednesday.

• _{I will be returning the 10.1 and 10.2 quiz as you come in, we’ll review it as}

soon as I’m done passing them back. ADD 5 to your score!

• ₂nd _{Period: 85.6 3}rd_{: 85.3 4}th_{: 87.8 6}th_{: 85.9}

• ₂nd _{Period: We will be watching Food, Inc. today}

3.10.16

• _{1.) In mixed crop and livestock farming, which takes}

up the most space and which makes the most money? (the crop or the livestock)

• _{2.) What is the range of the milkshed? (in miles)}

• _{3.) Outside of the Mediterranean Sea- in what}

3.1.17

National Pig Day Bosnian Independence Day

• _{Bell Ringer –}

1. What crop is considered the most versatile AND is used to feed and fatten a majority of livestock in the USA?

2. What are some ways in which modern agriculture has industrialized? 3. What has happened to crop yields and the size of livestock over the past

50-60 years ? Why has this happened?

Where are Agricultural Regions

in MDCs?

Types of agriculture in MDCs

1. Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming 2. Dairy Farming

3. Grain farming

4. Livestock ranching

5. Mediterranean agriculture

Where is Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming

practiced?

• _{Most common form of agriculture in the U.S.}

W of the Appalachians and…

• _{…in Europe from France to Russia!}

Contd…

• _{Most land = devoted to crops.} • _{But most profits = derived from}

the livestock.

• _{Use Crop Rotation to maintain}

fertility of fields.

• _{Most Important Crop = Corn!} • ₂nd _{Most Important Crop =}

Soybean!

Corn (Maize) Production

(cont.)

• _{Mixed C and L lets farmers provide food for}

Where is Dairy Farming Important?

• _{Most important form of ag near large urban}

areas of the NE U.S., SE Canada, and NW Europe.

• _{Located in the 1}st _{ring of ag around cities}

because of transport factors.

• _{The ring around a city where fresh milk can be}

Challenges for dairy farmers

1. Labor-intensive – even with machines, cows must be milked 2x a day.

Where is your milk from?

Why has there been a decline in the

number of dairy farms in the U.S. since 1970?

Factor (Cause) Explanation

1. Increased Prod of Milk Cows are producing more so less cows are needed to produce same amt.

2. Increased Mechanization Changes in tech allow some farmers to

increase the size of herds but this also makes small farms less profitable.

3. Dvlpt of agribusiness or factory farms. Knocking the smaller farms out of business.

Milk Production

Grain Farming

• _{Grain = wheat, corn, oats, barley, rice,}

millet.

• _{The largest com producer of grain = the}

USA.

• _{Different from Mixed C&L Farming in}

that crops on a grain farm are grown

Where is Grain Farming located in N

America?

• _{Winter Wheat – KS, CO, OK}

• _{Spring-Wheat – Dakotas, MT, and in S Canada}

Wheat Production

Where is Livestock Ranching located?

• _{Semiarid or arid land in MDCs not suitable for}

crops.

Why has Ranching declined in the U.S.?

• _{***Crops yield more income per area.*** It’s all about}

the $$$$!

• _{With the spread of irrigation, and new technology, land}

in the US has been converted from ranching to seed farming.

• _{Cattle are still raised, but are sent to fattening feed lots}

before being slaughtered.

• _{Generally owned by large meat processing}

Meat Production

Mediterranean Agriculture

• _{Med agriculture exists}

mainly on lands bordering the Med Sea.

• _{But also in California,}

Mediterranean Agriculture

• _{These areas share a similar}

CLIMATE and environment.

– _{All Med areas border a Sea.}

– _{Have prevailing sea winds,}

moderate winters, hot dry

Primary crops in Mediterranean Agriculture

• _{Cash crops - olives and}

grapes, 2/3rd_{s of the}

world’s wine is produced in Mediterranean areas.

• _{½ the land is used to}

farm cereals- wheat is grown to make pasta or bread.

• _{Other fruits may also be}

Where is Commercial Gardening and Fruit

Farming located? *(aka Truck Farming)

• _{The most predominant}

type of farming in the American SE.

• _{Why? Long growing}

season, humid climate,

accessible to pop centers of NE

3.3

• _{Bell Ringer – answer on scratch paper- Give it your best shot}

WITHOUT looking at your notes

• _{What is the most prevalent (common) type of agriculture in the}

United States?

• _{What is the radius (in miles) of the milkshed?}

• _{What crop is considered the most versatile and used to feed and}

fatten a majority of livestock?

• _{What is the name of the method used to maintain the fertility of}

fields?

• _{What country is the largest commercial producer of grain?} • _{What deadly disease has become a serious risk in the United}

3.2.17

• _{Schedule for Today:}

• _{Recommendations!}

• _{**While I discuss these- please work on}

9.3/9.4 guides or Ch. 9 notecards**

• _{After recommendations we will finish the 9.3}