Knowra Agricultural geography Agricultural geography Agricultural geography studies how farming practices, production, and landscapes vary across space and how they interact with societies and environments.
Agricultural system : A combination of farming practices, resources, technologies, and institutions that organizes agricultural production. It provides a framework for comparing how farming is organized across places.
Von Thünen model : A model explaining how transport costs and land rents can produce concentric zones of agricultural land use around a market. It offers a classic explanation for spatial differences in farming near markets.
Food security : A condition in which people have reliable physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. The location of production and distribution helps shape who can obtain food.
Subsistence agriculture : Farming in which production is primarily intended to meet the needs of the farmer's household or community. It contrasts with production organized mainly for distant markets.
Land use : The ways people use and manage land for activities such as farming, settlement, and conservation. Agriculture is a major land use whose distribution shapes rural landscapes.
Agricultural location theory : Theories explaining where agricultural activities locate in relation to markets, resources, costs, and other influences. The Von Thünen model is a foundational instance of this broader approach.
Agricultural sustainability : The capacity of farming to maintain production and livelihoods while conserving environmental resources over time. Geographic analysis reveals where farming pressures and sustainable practices are concentrated.
Commercial agriculture : Farming primarily intended to sell output for profit in local, national, or international markets. Its market orientation creates different spatial patterns from subsistence farming.
Agricultural landscape : A landscape shaped by farming practices, including fields, pastures, irrigation works, and farm buildings. Its visible patterns record agricultural choices and their histories.
Bid rent theory : A theory describing how competing land users bid for locations according to the value and accessibility of land. It helps explain competition between farming and other land uses near urban markets.
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