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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Grain or fruit gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season






2. 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






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






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






5. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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






15. When cash crops are grown on large estates






16. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






25. 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






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






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






28. Agricultural hearth






29. Seed of a cereal grain






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






31. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. The most productive farmland






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






48. 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






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






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