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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Malay word for wet rice - commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah






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






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






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






5. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






7. The outer covering of a seed






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. When cash crops are grown on large estates






13. The technique of separating metals from ores.






14. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






15. 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






16. 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.






17. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






43. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. A grass yielding grain for food







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