AP Human Geography Flashcards: Agricultural Origins and Diffusions
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Besides the Fertile Crescent, name another early agricultural hearth located in Asia.
The Indus River Valley and Southeast Asia are two other early hearths of domestication that arose in Asia.
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Besides the Fertile Crescent, name another early agricultural hearth located in Asia.
The Indus River Valley and Southeast Asia are two other early hearths of domestication that arose in Asia.
How are agricultural hearths and diffusion related?
Agricultural hearths are the points of origin for domesticated plants and animals, while diffusion is the process by which they spread globally from those hearths.
A historian studying the origins of domesticated rice would likely focus their research on which of the named hearths?
They would likely focus on Southeast Asia, as it is identified as a major early hearth of domestication.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The Columbian Exchange was a widespread pattern of diffusion that resulted in the global spread of various plants and animals between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What was the ultimate result of diffusion patterns like the Columbian Exchange and the agricultural revolutions?
These patterns of diffusion resulted in the global spread of various plants and animals from their original hearths.
The transfer of cattle and horses from Eurasia to the Americas is an example of what diffusion pattern?
This is an example of the Columbian Exchange, which resulted in the global spread of various plants and animals.
Identify four major early hearths of plant and animal domestication.
Four major early hearths of domestication are the Fertile Crescent, the Indus River Valley, Southeast Asia, and Central America.
What is a hearth of domestication?
A hearth of domestication is an early center where plants and animals first arose through domestication. Examples include the Fertile Crescent and Central America.
Where was the Fertile Crescent, an early hearth of domestication, located?
The Fertile Crescent, one of the earliest hearths for the domestication of plants and animals, arose in the region of the Middle East.
What were the two primary mechanisms mentioned that caused the global spread of plants and animals?
The two primary mechanisms were patterns of diffusion, such as the Columbian Exchange, and the agricultural revolutions.