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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Crops not grown for sustenance to include tea - cacao - coffee - and tobacco






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






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






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






5. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






7. 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






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






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






10. The most productive farmland






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






21. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






32. 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






33. Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution - typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs of fertilizer and pesticides






34. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






35. 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






36. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






37. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






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






41. When cash crops are grown on large estates






42. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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






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






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