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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Malay word for wet rice - commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah






2. 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






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






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






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






6. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






10. 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






11. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






13. The outer covering of a seed






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






15. 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






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






17. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






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






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






22. The most productive farmland






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






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






25. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






28. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






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






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






33. When cash crops are grown on large estates






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






42. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






50. A flooded field for growing rice







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