Anthropologists distinguish the various forms of this practice from foraging, or hunter-gatherer behavior.
The ratio of the land area being used for this process, to the amount of labor and capital required, determines whether it is the "extensive" or "intensive" kind. In recent years, controversy has erupted over the environmental impact of a form of this activity practiced in Southeast Asia, known as "slash-and-burn." Anthropologists distinguish the various forms of this practice from foraging, or hunter-gatherer behavior. What practice, tied to the development of a settled culture, is defined, for 10 points, as the purposeful raising of plants or animals as food?
The ratio of the land area being used for this process, to the amount of labor and capital required, determines whether it is the "extensive" or "intensive" kind.
{agriculture} [or {farming}]