- agriculture influenced by many factors
- colony
- soil
- climate
- farming method/tech
- commerical farming: large scale grain producers and cattle ranches
- colonial empires
- dominates core
- preservation tech -> can grow more in periphery
- monoculture: dependence on single agricultural commodity
World Map of Climates §
- made by Wladimir Koppen
- Koppen climate classification system
- climatic regions
- A: hot/humid
- Af: equatorial rainforest
- Am: monsoon
- Aw: savanna
- BW: desert
- BS: steppe
- Cf: humid temperate
- C: Mediterranean
- Da: Eurasian, cold
- Dfb, Dfc: cold af
World Map of Agriculture §
- drier land -> livestock ranching
- moister -> grain
Cash Crops and Plantation Agriculture §
- caused by colonial powers
- plantation agriculture: cash crops on large estates
- multinational corporations hinder progress by protecting interests
- United Fruit Company and Guatemalan overthrow
Cotton and Rubber §
- also started by colonial powers
- cotton in 19th century
- synthetic rubber in WW2
Luxury Crops §
- coffee
- Ethiopia
- Middle and South America 70%
- fair trade coffee
- tea
- tobacco
- cacao
Commercial Livestock, Fruit, Grain Agriculture §
- dairying: NE US and NW Eu
- Fruit: E/SE US
- Livestock/crop farming: E US, W Eu, W Russia
- grain farming: Kansas, Ukraine
- ranching: US, Canada, Mx, Brazil, Argentina, Au, NZ, SA
Subsistence Agriculture §
Mediterranean §
- Medi, Ca, Or, Chile, South Africa
Enviromental Impacts of Commercial Agriculture §