Agriculture Activity (1) (1) (1)

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Geo 106 - Human Geography Module 7 Assignment – Agriculture It would be best to download this document and fill it out in word, if that is an option. Upload to the assignments folder by Monday at midnight. 1) What is the green revolution? Name at least one technology that allowed the revolution. When was the technology developed? The green revolution is the increase in grain production brought technology over the past century. Plant breeding was one of the technologies used and it has been used for 11 thousand years. 2) Name one advantage of the green revolution? The green revolution led to high crop productivity. 3) Name one disadvantage of the green revolution? water pollution due to fertilizers. 4) Go to the website below and answer the questions below that are bolded . For the final activity of this week’s assignment, we will look at the spatiality of crops grown in the United States. Go to this website: https://croplandcros.scinet.usda.gov/ Explore the map a bit and get to know the tools. There are the familiar tools(Zoom in, Zoom out, etc.) and some that might be less familiar (Define Area or Analysis). Note: This website can be a bit slow, but should work if you give it a minute. The crops produced in a particular area are variable across space, but they are also variable across time. Farmers react to changes in the market by planting more or less of a crop or changing the crop completely. Weather events such as floods can also disrupt the planting or harvesting of a particular crop. Just look at the colors on the screen. Each different color is a separate crop. I know the map is really busy, as there are so many different categories/crops. Click the “Filter Crops” tab in the upper part of the screen and then click into the “select categories” box to see the immense variety across the US. Next, click the “Define Area” and select “Draw Rectangle”. Click and drag to make a square, like the one below, over the Mississippi River, touching several states.
Now click the “Analysis” in the toolbar, then “calculate area statistics”. It will look something like this. Are you surprised by anything growing in this area? Something that impressed me was that more soybeans are produced in areas along the Mississippi River than other places, and what I saw was that the United States is the largest producer of soybeans than Asian countries. Now click the “Chart” option in this window. The data view will switch slightly. What is the most common crop in this region? Soybeans and corn are the common crops. Now you can close this window and the previous data window. Click on “Clear Area of Interest” to remove your selected box. Do this for a different region of interest to you. You will see that the mix of crops available changes. What region did you select? Take a screenshot of your selected region and include and copy/paste into this document. Why are crops so regional? For your selected region, are the reasons due to climate, soil type, available technology, distance to market, or some combination of factors? What about cultural preferences for particular foods?
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