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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Grass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals - as well as land used for grazing






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






15. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






20. The most productive farmland






21. Agricultural hearth






22. 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






23. Seed of a cereal grain






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






25. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. The outer covering of a seed






35. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






37. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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 patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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