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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. 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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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. A grass yielding grain for food






10. 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






11. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






12. Agricultural hearth






13. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






15. 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






16. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






31. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Seed of a cereal grain






44. 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






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






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






47. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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