12–17% of the AP exam. Key topics: Introduction to Agriculture and land survey systems, Settlement Patterns (metes and bounds, township and range, long lot), Agricultural Origins and Diffusions, First, Second, and Third Agricultural Revolutions, Green Revolution (impacts, criticisms), Agricultural Production Regions (subsistence vs. commercial), Spatial Organization of Agriculture, Von Thünen Model of agricultural land use, Global System of Agriculture (commodity chains, fair trade), Consequences of Agricultural Practices (soil erosion, desertification, water use), Challenges of Contemporary Agriculture (GMOs, food deserts, food security), Women in Agriculture.
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