WG 3202 Unit 4 Primary Resources World Agriculture

WG 3202 Unit 4: Primary Resources

World Agriculture Regions

World Climate and Agricultural Regions 1. Subsistence Farming: Northwest South America Central Africa Southeast Asia Indonesia

Some areas of tropical rain forest Monsoon areas Africa’s savannas (grasslands) Areas with latosol soils Worldwide, more humans worldwide gain their livelihood from farming than any other means. Most of this is on a subsistence basis

2. Subsistence Nomadic Herding: North Africa Middle East West and Northern China Areas that are largely desert Move in times of drought (search for food and water)

3. Commercial Ranching: Western USA and Australia Grassland or desert ecosystems

4. Small Holding Stock Small farms Mexico Southeast South America South Africa Central Asia (Caspian Sea) Largely desert, temperate grassland

5. Shifting Cultivation Tropical areas. Warm, moist climates Declining: land being used for logging, cattle ranching and cash crops (crop sold for a profit)

6. Non-Agricultural Land: Northern North America (tundra or boreal forest) Greenland North Asia Parts of Chile, North Africa and central Australia (desert or scrubland) Harsh/severe/extreme climates

Case Study Read Case Study “ Agribusiness in the Philippines” on page 156 -7 Do questions 17 a) b) c)