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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






8. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. The most productive farmland






15. 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






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






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






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






19. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






21. 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






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






23. Seed of a cereal grain






24. The technique of separating metals from ores.






25. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






39. A flooded field for growing rice






40. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






41. 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






42. Agricultural hearth






43. The outer covering of a seed






44. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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