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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A grass yielding grain for food






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






7. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






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






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






20. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






21. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Agricultural hearth






29. An agricultural model that spatially describes agricultural activities in terms of rent. Activities that require intensive cultivation and cannot be transported over great distances pay higher rent to be close to the market. Conversely - activities t






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






36. The technique of separating metals from ores.






37. When cash crops are grown on large estates






38. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. 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.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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