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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. An agricultural activity associated with the raising of domesticated animals - such as cattle - horses - sheep - and goats






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






3. 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






4. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






5. A flooded field for growing rice






6. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






7. 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.






8. 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






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






10. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. When cash crops are grown on large estates






17. 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






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






19. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. The most productive farmland






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






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






39. A grass yielding grain for food






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Seed of a cereal grain






49. 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






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