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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. 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






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






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






4. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






5. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






16. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. The most productive farmland






21. 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






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






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






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






25. When cash crops are grown on large estates






26. 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






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






28. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






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






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






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






49. Agricultural hearth






50. 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