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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






14. A flooded field for growing rice






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






26. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






28. The technique of separating metals from ores.






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






35. 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






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






37. Seed of a cereal grain






38. 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






39. When cash crops are grown on large estates






40. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






48. 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






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






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