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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






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






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. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






8. A flooded field for growing rice






9. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






25. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






29. 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






30. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






33. 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






34. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






50. 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