5.9 The Global System of Agriculture

• Specialization in global agricultural systems is influenced by climate, resources, and comparative advantage.

  True
• Global agricultural systems are interconnected systems of production, distribution, and consumption.


  True
• Specialized agricultural systems in different regions are influenced by climatic conditions, land resources, and economic factors.


  True
• Southeast Asia is a major producer of rice, palm oil, and tropical fruits due to its tropical climate and available resources.

  True
• Southeast Asia is a major producer of rice, palm oil, and tropical fruits due to its tropical climate.
• What economic factors influence the degree of intensification and specialization in livestock production?

  Market demand, trade, technology
• Agricultural products are traded internationally to allow regions to access a wider variety of foods
• The major agricultural regions globally can be identified based on climate, resources, and economic development
• Arrange the following steps in the livestock production process in their correct order:

  1️⃣ Breeding and reproduction

  2️⃣ Feeding and nutrition

  3️⃣ Health management

  4️⃣ Harvesting and processing
• Livestock production systems are influenced by climate, resources, and economic conditions.


  True
• Pastoral systems involve moving livestock seasonally to graze on natural rangelands.


  True
• Arrange the factors that have contributed to the emergence of global agricultural systems:

  1️⃣ Technological advancements

  2️⃣ Economic globalization

  3️⃣ The need to feed a growing population
• Match the agricultural technology with its impact:

  Precision agriculture ↔️ Optimizes inputs using GPS

  Genetically modified crops ↔️ Increases resistance to pests

  Vertical farming ↔️ Allows year-round urban production
• Specialization in global agricultural systems occurs when different regions focus on producing specific crops or livestock based on comparative advantage.
• The Midwest United States is known for its production of corn, soybeans, and wheat due to its temperate climate.
• What is the term for the various ways in which livestock are raised and managed globally?

  Livestock production systems
• What are some key agricultural technologies that have increased productivity and efficiency?

  Mechanization, irrigation, fertilizers
• Global demand for agricultural products is influenced by population growth and changing dietary preferences
• What is the expected global population by 2050, which requires significant increases in agricultural productivity?

  9.7 billion
• What are global agricultural systems concerned with?

  Production, distribution, and consumption
• What are three factors that have influenced the emergence of global agricultural systems?

  Technological advancements, economic globalization, population growth
• Which region is known for producing corn, soybeans, wheat, and livestock?

  Midwest United States
• How does climate influence crop patterns?

  By determining suitable growing conditions
• Which region is known for producing corn, soybeans, and wheat due to its temperate climate and fertile soils?

  Midwest United States
• The availability of land, water, and feed resources shapes the viability and scale of livestock production.
• Industrial livestock production systems are common in regions like the United States and Western Europe.
• Global agricultural systems involve interconnected production, distribution, and consumption at a global scale.

  True
• What are the three main factors influencing crop patterns globally?

  Climate, resources, economic factors
• The Midwest United States is known for its production of corn, soybeans, and wheat
• Mixed crop-livestock systems provide manure for fertilizer and use crop residues as feed
• What drives agricultural trade globally, allowing regions to specialize in crops based on factors like climate and resources?

  Comparative advantage
• Outbreaks of pests and crop diseases can devastate agricultural production
• Match the characteristic of global agricultural systems with its description:

  Specialization ↔️ Focus on specific agricultural products

  Trade ↔️ Exchange of products internationally

  Interdependence ↔️ Regions rely on each other for inputs and outputs
• Match the agricultural region with its key agricultural products:

  Midwest United States ↔️ Corn, soybeans, wheat, livestock

  Brazil ↔️ Coffee, soybeans, sugarcane, beef

  Western Europe ↔️ Wheat, dairy, fruits, vegetables

  Sub-Saharan Africa ↔️ Subsistence crops, cocoa, coffee

  Southeast Asia ↔️ Rice, palm oil, rubber, tropical fruits
• Crop patterns are influenced by climate, resources, and economic factors
• Livestock production systems are influenced by factors such as climate, resources, and markets
• What type of climate favors grazing systems for livestock production?

  Temperate
• Which livestock production system integrates livestock with crop production to provide manure for fertilizer?

  Mixed crop-livestock systems
• What are the two main goals of agricultural technologies and innovations?

  Increased productivity and sustainability
• Match the agricultural region with its primary products:

  Midwest United States ↔️ Corn, soybeans, wheat

  Brazil ↔️ Coffee, soybeans, sugarcane

  Southeast Asia ↔️ Rice, palm oil, rubber