This document provides an overview of the key topics that will be covered in a unit on agriculture and rural land use, including:
1. The development of agriculture through the Neolithic and Second Agricultural Revolutions.
2. The major agricultural production regions associated with different bioclimatic zones and the linkages between regions.
3. Models of rural land use and the settlement patterns associated with different types of agriculture.
4. Modern commercial agriculture including the Third Agricultural Revolution, the Green Revolution, biotechnology, and the organization and diffusion of industrial agriculture.