1. Chapter 4 Agriculture and Society

5. Food Production Much has changed in farming in the past 200 years

7. Food Production in Industrialized Countries:

8. Food Production in Industrialized Countries: The Green Revolution Uses scientifically produced varieties of grain, fertilizers, pesticides and water to increase crop yields

14. Food Production in Developing Countries: Varies from place to place Green revolution technologies used in some areas…. But too expensive for most who must still practice Subsistence Farming

18. The Food and Fiber System in the United States

19. Steps in the Farm-to-Market Process 1) Production Farmers produce fruits, vegetables, grains, livestock or clothing fiber (Used to be the ONLY step) 2) Food Processing Transforms the raw foodstuffs from the farm into the food that you consume

20. 2) Food Processing Raw foods are: dried, canned, frozen, pickled, powder, juiced Raw foods are put into other products or mixed together with additives to make other products Some processes improve food quality Some processes also slaughter livestock and fish to make meat products

25. Major Agricultural Regions of the United States The climate, soil and landforms of each region determine the agricultural products it produces

44. Biotechnology The management or manipulation of living organisms for the benefit of people Genetic engineering: allows scientists to alter the physical characteristics of plants and animals by transferring genes Gene: The part of a cell that determines the characteristics that living things inherit from their parents