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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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






5. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






6. 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






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






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






9. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






11. Seed of a cereal grain






12. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






13. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






25. 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






26. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






27. 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






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






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






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






31. A grass yielding grain for food






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






33. The outer covering of a seed






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. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






37. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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