Where is agriculture distributed?

1.) Discuss the relationship between agriculture and climate. Using figure 9-13 Agricultural Regions of the World Map, discuss the differences in agriculture between the developed and developing countries of the world. Using the United States as an example, discuss how climate dictates which type of agriculture is used in certain areas. 

A warm, mid-latitude climate deals mostly with rice and a cool, mid-latitude climate does not deal with rice even though they are both mid-latitude. In developed countries there is more livestock and in developing countries there is more rice. In the west where it is dry is most of the livestock ranching. 

2.) Identify and define the five agriculture regions that are predominate in developing countries. 

intensive subsistence, wet rice dominant- the large population concentrations of East Asia and South Asia.

intensive subsistence, crops other than rice dominant- the large population concentrations of East Asia and South Asia where growing rice is difficult. 

pastoral nomadism- the drylands of Southwest Asia and North Africa, Central Asia, and East Asia.

shifting cultivation- the tropical regions of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.

plantation- a form of commercial agriculture found in tropical and subtropical developing countries of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

3.) Identify and define the six agricultural regions that are predominate in developed countries.

mixed crop and livestock- the US Midwest and central Europe

dairying- near population clusters in the northeastern US, southeastern Canada, and northwestern Europe.

grain- the north-central US, south-central Canada, and eastern Europe.

ranching- the drylands of western North America, southeastern Latin America, Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the south Pacific.

mediterranean- lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, the western US, and the southern tip of Africa, and Chile.

commercial gardening- the southeastern US and southeastern Australia

4.) Define shifting cultivation and discuss the principle methods for carrying out agricultural processes in lower-density tropical regions. 

Shifting cultivation is practiced in much of the world's tropical or climate regions which have relatively high temperatures and abundant rainfall.

5.) Discuss the differences between wet-rice dominant agriculture and wet rice not dominant agriculture.

non-dominant is where it is harder to grow rice

6.) Discuss the contribution of fishing to the world food supply. Using figure 9-24, identify the 18 major fishing regions of the world's oceans. What has been the trend for fish and seafood consumption over the last 60 years? What are the sustainability challenges we will face as fish and seafood consumption continues to increase?

Fish production has increased about 122 million metric tons. The major fishing regions are Inland Asia, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Western Central, Pacific Eastern Central, Inland South Pacific, Indian Ocean Eastern, Indian Ocean Antarctic, Pacific Southwest, Pacific Antarctic, Pacific Northeast, Pacific Southeast, Inland North America, Atlantic Northwest, Atlantic Northeast, Inland Europe, Inland Africa, Indian Ocean Western, Inland South America, Atlantic Eastern Central and Atlantic Arctic. Per capita consumption of fish has nearly doubled in developed and developing countries. Sustainability challenges we will face are only 2/3 of the fish caught are consumed directly by humans  and the growth of aquaculture has led to the farming of nonnative species.