Subsistence Agriculture - found mainly in LDCs, production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family, Commercial Agriculture - mainly in MDCs, production of food primarily for sale off of the farm, Extensive Agriculture - more dispersed and widespread, usually more traditional and less labor such as livestock ranching, pastoral nomadism, Intensive Agriculture - smaller plots of land with large labor inputs to produce greater yields such as market gardening, plantation, or mixed crop and livestock, Shifting Cultivation - humid low latitude climates, slash and burn agriculture, grow crops on a cleared field for only a few years until soil nutrients are depleted, then do not plant anything so soil can recover, Pastoral Nomadism - herding of domesticated animals in dry or mountainous climates, Intensive Subsistence- Wet Rice Dominant - practice of planting rice on dry land in a nursery and then moving seedlings to a flooded field, then harvest by separating husk from seeds, Intensive Subsistence- Wet Rice Not Dominant - Not enough rain to make rice so they make another grain, Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming - Crops fed to animals, livestock supply manure to improve soil fertility to grow more crops, Dairy Farming - Use cows and other livestock to make milk, cheese etc. , Grain Farming - making crops from various grass seeds, primarily for human consumption rather than livestock, Livestock Ranching - commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area, usually in dry areas, Mediterranean Agriculture - near the sea, west part of a continent, so there are moderate winter temperatures. Usually make crops such as olives, grapes etc., Commercial Gardening and Fruit Farming - Farming of fruits and vegetables usually in U.S. Southeast and West, Plantation Farming - mainly in the tropics and subtropics, large farms that specialize in 1 or 2 crops and often exploit labor, Aquaculture - farming of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic plants, algae etc. involves cultivating fresh water and salt water populations under controlled conditions,

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