Why Did People Begin Farming? Discuss at Least Two of the Major

question 8

Essay

Why did people begin farming? Discuss at least two of the major theories for the origins of agriculture and their strengths and weaknesses.

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Definitions:

Downward Sloping

Describes a line or curve on a graph that represents a decrease or decline in value as one moves from left to right.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A perfectly competitive firm operates in a market where no single company can influence the price of its product, characterized by many sellers, homogeneous products, and free market entry and exit.

Horizontal Demand

A market situation where the demand curve is perfectly elastic, indicating that consumers are willing to purchase any quantity at a particular price.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to the price of the good.