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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






3. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning






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






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






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






7. Crops produced without the use of synthetic or industrially produced pesticides or fertilizers






8. Grass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals - as well as land used for grazing






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






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






11. Each town or market is surrounded by a cet of more-or-less concentric rings within which particular commodities or crops dominated.






12. The process of urban areas expanding outwards - usually in the form of suburbs - and developing over fertile agricultural land






13. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






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






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






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






19. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






21. Wheat planted in the fall and harvested in the early summer






22. The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures






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






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






25. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






27. The most productive farmland






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






31. The use of genetically engineered crops in agricutlure and DNA manipulation in livestock in order to increase production. Example: radiation of meats and vegetables to prolong their freshness






32. Also Neolithic Revolution. The period of time about 12 -000 years ago when the humans transitioned from hunting and gathering communities to agriculture and settlement bands due to the use of plant and animal domestication.






33. Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family






34. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






35. 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






36. Degradation of land - especially in semiarid areas - primarily because of human actions like excessive crop platning - animal grazing - and tree cutting






37. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






39. The rapid economic changes that occurred in agriculture and manufacturing in England in the late 18th century and that rapidly spread to other parts of the developed world






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






41. Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology - especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers






42. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






45. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year - to avoid exhausting the soil.






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






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






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






49. Type of specialized farming occuring only in the areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails along the shores of the Mediterranean sea






50. A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land







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