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Agriculture Vocab

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1. 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






2. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Agricultural hearth






28. 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






29. When cash crops are grown on large estates






30. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






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. A grass yielding grain for food






42. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






43. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






45. 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






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






47. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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







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