Unit 5 Vocabulary: Agricultural and Rural Geography (Chapter 11)

Optional vocabulary is always due the day of the unit test (with the exception of the first two identifications, or unless otherwise specifically stated). The optional vocabulary is worth a maximum of 3 extra credit points. To receive full credit you must:
1) Define the term in your own words in one or two sentences (no more, no less);
2) Discuss the significance or importance of the vocabulary term in one or two sentences (no more, no less).

1.   Von Thünen Model (The Isolated State)
2.   Thünian Patterns (U.S. and Global)
3.   Cash Crops & Luxury Crops (connected to Imperialism)
4.   Non-Tropical Agriculture (& Thünian paterns)
5.   Green Revolution: Mechanization & Biotechnology
6.   Green Revolution: Agribusiness (e.g., poultry)
7.   Dispersed vs. Nucleated Settlements
8.   Rural Traditional Dwellings (types & examples)
9.   Settlement Patterns
10. Grid-Patterned Settlements

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