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= __**College Board: Agriculture & Rural Land Use Unit Outline**__ = A. Development and diffusion of agriculture
 * 1) Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
 * 2) Second Agricultural Revolution

B. Major agricultural production regions
 * 1) Agricultural systems associated with major bioclimatic zones
 * 2) Variations within major zones and effects of markets
 * 3) Linkages and flows among regions of food production and consumption

C. Rural land use and settlement patterns
 * 1) Models of agricultural land use, including von Thünen’s model
 * 2) Settlement patterns associated with major agriculture types

D. Modern commercial agriculture
 * 1) Third Agricultural Revolution
 * 2) Green Revolution
 * 3) Biotechnology
 * 4) Spatial organization and diffusion of industrial agriculture
 * 5) Future food supplies and environmental impacts of agriculture

= __**Agriculture & Rural Land Use**__ =

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** __Current Events__ **
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- Textbook:
iiiiii Blij, H.J. De, Alexander B. Murphy, and Erin H. Fouberg. //Human Geography People,// iiiiii //Places, and Culture Eighth Edition//. N.p.: Jay O'Callaghan, 2007. Print. - Website: iiiiii "Unit 5: Rural and Agricultural Geography." //AP Human Geography Exam Vocabulary// iiiiii //Definitions//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2011.<[]>. -Powerpoint from Blackboard: iiiiii Blankenship, Christy. "Chapter 11 Agriculture PowerPoint." //Agriculture// Powerpoints//. Blackboard, n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011.// [].

 **__Contract:__**  On Google Docs. shared with members and Mrs. Blankenship.