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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Rice planted on dryland in a nursery - then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth






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






3. A grass yielding grain for food






4. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






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. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. The technique of separating metals from ores.






20. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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. Agricultural hearth






40. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






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






45. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






48. 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






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






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







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