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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Wheat planted in the spring and harvested in the late summer






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. Agricultural hearth






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






14. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. The outer covering of a seed






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






43. Seed of a cereal grain






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants