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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants - but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals






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






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






4. Seed of a cereal grain






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






25. 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






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






27. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






30. The most productive farmland






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






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






33. 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






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 outer covering of a seed






36. 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.






37. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






38. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






42. Agricultural hearth






43. 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






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






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






46. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






48. 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






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






50. Harvesting twice a year from the same field