Subsistence agriculture

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/subsistence-agriculture

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary economic driver?Household consumption and local community needs
2. What is the land tenure?Often small, family-owned or communally held plots
3. How did farming begin so people could stay in one place?About 10,000 years ago, people stopped moving around and started growing crops and raising animals in villages, a change called the Neolithic Revolution.
4. Why is subsistence farming still important today?It helps keep many people fed, especially in low‑income countries, and it protects a wide variety of traditional crops and animals.

Agrobiodiversity: The variety of plants, animals, and microorganisms used for food and agriculture.
Food Sovereignty: The right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods.
Neolithic Revolution: The transition from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture and animal domestication.