MEETING HUMAN NEEDS IN A CHANGING WORLD

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MEETING HUMAN NEEDSIN A CHANGING WORLD

• By Mr. Henderson
• Agriscience/Technology Text
• Chapter 1

Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office June 2002
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NEEDS OF PEOPLE

• Food - Nutrition
• Fiber- Health
• Shelter - Protect the body from the dangers in
  the environment

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SOURCES OF FOOD

• Plants - vegetables, fruits, nuts
• Animals - beef,pork,lamb,poultry,etc.

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TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

• Animals that grow on land
• Examples are chicken, hogs, sheep, and cattle.

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AQUATIC ANIMALS

• Animals that live in the water.
• Examples are fish, shrimp, and clams.

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FIBER

• Materials used to make clothing and fabric
  products for the home.
• Common animal fibers are wool, fur, and silk.
• Common plant fibers are cotton, linen, and twine.

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FORESTRY

• Examples of forestry products are
• Lumber
• Plywood
• Veneer
• Composition Board
• Paper

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DOMESTICATION

• Refers to humans bringing plants and animals to
  be near them and then providing for their
  protection and growth.
• The main benefit is that it increased the food
  supply.

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INVENTIONS / IMPROVEMENTS

• Crop rotation
• Seed planting machines
• Cotton gin
• Harvesting machines
• Genetic engineering
• Hybrid seed
• Pesticides

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AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY

• Includes all of the processes involved in getting
  food, fiber, and shelter to the consumer
• Consist of three main divisions
• Supplies/Service
• Production Agriculture
• Marketing/Processing

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SUPPLIES /SERVICE

• Machinery and equipment
• Seed
• Chemicals
• Feed and animal medicines

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PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURE

• Grain farmers- corn, rice, wheat
• Fiber farmers- cotton, flax
• Specialized food production- vegetables, fruit,
  berries, nuts
• Tree farmers- timber/ornamentals

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PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURE

• Livestock producers- cattle, sheep, hogs,
  poultry, horses
• Aquatic animals- catfish, crawfish, shrimp
• Specialized animals- fox, llama, buffalo, etc.

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MARKETINGPROCESSING

• Harvesting
• Packing
• Processed-canned or frozen
• Trucked to the supermarket

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DIVISIONS OF AGRICULTURE THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER

• Ornamental horticulture
• Renewable natural resources
• Recreation

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ORNAMENTALHORTICULTURE

• Growing of flowers
• Growing of shrubs
• Lawns

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RENEWABLE NATURALRESOURCES

• Soil-protect from erosion
• Water-protect from pollution
• Air-protect from pollution
• Wildlife-hunting/fishing

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RECREATION

• Hiking
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Riding horses
• Rodeoing
• Zoos

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FACTORS THAT DETERMINECONSUMER PREFERENCE

• Climate type of weather
• Customs type of food people eat
• Standard of living income of the people and
  cost of the products available to them

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CONTRASTS BETWEEN NATIONS IN AGRICULTURE

• Mechanization tractors, equipment
• Improved crops higher yields
• Commerce transportation, storage facilities,
  methods of buying and selling products
• Education of people vary
• Soil and climate poor soil ex.