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Global Pattern of Agriculture, Agribusiness and the Changes in Cultural Landscape

Global Pattern of Agriculture, Agribusiness and the Changes in Cultural Landscape. AP Human Geography Unit 5: Agriculture Copeland. Agricultural Landscape. The agricultural imprint of cultivation on the land

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Global Pattern of Agriculture, Agribusiness and the Changes in Cultural Landscape

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  1. Global Pattern of Agriculture, Agribusiness and the Changes in Cultural Landscape AP Human Geography Unit 5: Agriculture Copeland

  2. Agricultural Landscape • The agricultural imprint of cultivation on the land • The patterns of fields and properties created as people occupy land for the purpose of farming

  3. Cadastral System • A system the delineates property lines • Adopted in places where settlement could be regulated by law • Main Type: Township-and-range system

  4. Township-and-range system • Designed to facilitate the dispersal of settlers evenly across farmlands of the interior • Basic unit = section (1sq. Mi of land) • Land frequently bought in half or quarter sections • Townships – (36 sq. mi) serve as political administrative subdistricts

  5. Township and Range – The cultural landscape of Garden City, Iowa reflects the Township and Range system. Townships are 6x6 miles and section lines are every 1 mile.

  6. Metes and Bounds Survey • Natural features used to demarcate irregular parcels of land • Used commonly along the eastern seaboard • Rivers, lakes, streams, mountains

  7. Tennessee’s 3rd Surveyor’s District using Metes and Bounds to describe the plot

  8. Long-Lot Survey System • Long, narrow unit block stretching back from a road, river, or canal • Central and Western Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Southern Louisiana, Texas

  9. Longlot Survey System The cultural landscape of Burgandy, France reflects the Longlot Survey system, as land is divided into long, narrow parcels. French Long Lot agricultural fields in Louisiana

  10. Dominant Land Survey Patterns in the US

  11. Agricultural Villages • Linear Village • Cluster Village (nucleated) • Round Village (rundling) • Walled Village • Grid Village

  12. Village Forms

  13. Functional Differentiation within Villages • Cultural landscape of a village reflects: • Social stratification • Differentiation of buildings • Cultural norms • Economic way of life • Levels of Interdependence

  14. Stilt village in Cambodia Buildings look alike, but serve different purposes.

  15. Farm in Minnesota each building serves a different purpose

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