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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. The most productive farmland






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






9. The outer covering of a seed






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






16. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






32. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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