Geography 1400F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: North Asia, Mustard Seed, Crop Rotation
7 Nov 2017
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Lecture 8 landscapes of primary activities agriculture. Information technologies: quaternary is a higher-level income than tertiary. Agriculture and food production: agriculture: the science and practice of farming including the cultivation of the soil and the rearing of livestock, key fact the most widespread and space consuming activity globally. Debates about gmo"s **: gmo: genetically modified organism (food production, crops, agriculture) Arguments for: feed the world, stronger crops less pesticides, tampering for taste, enhanced health. Arguments against: environmental risk, remember when cigarettes were harmless, big businesses eat small farmers, nothing tastes better than nature, gmo"s are dangerous to eat. Misleading generalizations: canadian agriculture is most affected by the physical environment of the country (7% of land, agriculture plays an important part in canadian life. More useful generalization: canadian agriculture is now most affected by the globalization of trade, agribusiness plays an important part in canadian life, environment places limits on agriculture.
