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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year - to avoid exhausting the soil.






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. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






10. 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






11. A flooded field for growing rice






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Agricultural hearth






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






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






25. The outer covering of a seed






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






27. The most productive farmland






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






29. A grass yielding grain for food






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






31. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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