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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. To remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind






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






3. 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






4. The most productive farmland






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






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






7. 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






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






9. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






11. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






14. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






16. 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






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






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. 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






20. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






21. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Seed of a cereal grain






29. 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.






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






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






32. Agricultural hearth






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






34. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






37. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. A grass yielding grain for food







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