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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Wheat planted in the fall and harvested in the early summer






2. Places where livestock are concentrated in a very small area and raised on hormones and hearty grains that prepare them for slaughter at a much more rapid rate






3. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






4. The period of time approximately 250 years after the start of the Second Agricultural Revolution continuing into the present - with three distinctive features. The lines distinguishing agriculture as primary - secondary - and tertiary activities are






5. When cash crops are grown on large estates






6. Form of agriculture that uses mechanical goods such as machinery - tools - vehicles - and facilities to produce large amounts of agricultural goods - a process requiring very little human labor






7. An agricultural model that spatially describes agricultural activities in terms of rent. Activities that require intensive cultivation and cannot be transported over great distances pay higher rent to be close to the market. Conversely - activities t






8. An agricultural activity associated with the raising of domesticated animals - such as cattle - horses - sheep - and goats






9. Malay word for wet rice - commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah






10. A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale - usually to a more developed country






11. Foods that are mostly products of organisms that have had their genes altered in a laboratory for specific purposes - such as disease resistance - increased productivity - or nutritional value allowing growers greater control - predictability - and e






12. System of planting crops on ridge tops - in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation






13. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






14. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






15. Agricultural hearth






16. The process where animals are artificially selected and become accustomed to human provision and control.






17. Any kind of agricultural activity that involves effective and efficient use of labor on small plots of land to maximize crop yield






18. The outer covering of a seed






19. To remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind






20. A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food - clothing - and shelter






21. A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals






22. Area located in the crescent-shaped zone near the southeastern Mediterranean coast (including Iraq - Syria - Lebanon - and Turkey) - which was once a lush environment and one of the first hearths of domestication and thus agricultural activity






23. A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period






24. An agricultural economy found in communist nations in which the government controls both agricultural production and distribution






25. The deliberate modification of Earth's surface through the cultivation of plants and the rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain






26. Grain or fruit gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season






27. Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm






28. Commercial gardening and fruit farming - so named because truck was a Middle English word meaning bartering or the exchange of commodities






29. Crops including items like peanuts and pineapples - which are produced - usually in developing countries - for export






30. In agriculture - the replacement of human labor with technology or machines






31. Process that occurs when soils in arid areas are brought under cultivation through irrigation. In arid climates - water evaporates quickly off the ground surface - leaving salty residues that render the soil infertile






32. Crops not grown for sustenance to include tea - cacao - coffee - and tobacco






33. Reproduction of plants through annual introduction of seeds - which result from sexual fertilization






34. The process where plants are artificially selected and become accustomed to human provision and control.






35. Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants - but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals






36. Another name for shifting cultivation - so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris






37. Seed of a cereal grain






38. Rice planted on dryland in a nursery - then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth






39. An agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area






40. A machine that reaps - threshes - and cleans grain while moving over a field






41. Loss of the top fertile layer of soil is lost through erosion. It is a tremendous problem in areas with fragile soils - steep slopes - or torrential seasonal rains






42. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






43. A flooded field for growing rice






44. Type of agriculture that requires large levels of manual labor to be successful






45. Commercial agriculture combined with characterized by integration of different steps in the food-processing industry - usually through ownership by large corporations






46. A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area






47. The period of time in 17th and 18th century Europe where farming underwent significant changes. Tools and equipment were modified. Methods of soil preparation - fertilization - crop care - and harvesting improved. The general organization of agricult






48. Wheat planted in the spring and harvested in the late summer






49. The most productive farmland






50. The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied