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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Each town or market is surrounded by a cet of more-or-less concentric rings within which particular commodities or crops dominated.






2. 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






3. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






4. Agricultural hearth






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






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






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






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






9. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






24. 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






25. The most productive farmland






26. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






27. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






45. 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






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






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. 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






49. A flooded field for growing rice






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