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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. System of planting crops on ridge tops - in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation






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






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






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






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






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






8. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






18. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






21. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. The most productive farmland






29. Agricultural hearth






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






31. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






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






36. The outer covering of a seed






37. Seed of a cereal grain






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






39. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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