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
July, 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 CHICKENS, 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, SILK
• COMMON PLANT FIBERS ARE COTTON, LINEN,, 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
  PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO THEM

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CONTRASTS BETWEEN NATIONS IN AGRICULTURE

• MECHANIZATION- TRACTORS, EQUIP.
• IMPROVED CROPS - HIGHER YIELDS
• COMMERCE - TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE FACILITIES,
  METHODS OF BUYING AND SELLING PRODUCTS
• EDUCATION OF PEOPLE - VARY
• SOIL AND CLIMATE - POOR SOIL EX.