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Agriculture Vocab

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1. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






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






5. Seed of a cereal grain






6. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. Agricultural hearth






46. 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






47. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






48. 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.






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






50. 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







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