Mediterranean Agriculture Definition Ap Human Geography. Agriculture and rural land use key terms/concepts to know 1. Mediterranean agriculture an agricultural system practiced in the mediterranean style climates of western europe, california, and portions of chile and australia, in which diverse specialty crops such as grapes, avocados, olives, and a host of nuts, fruits, and vegetables comprise profitable agricultural operations.
Shifting cultivation (subsistence, extensive) 3. Mixed crop and livestock (commercial, intensive) 2. The deliberate effort to modify a portion of the earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance and/or economic gain.