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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Commercial gardening and fruit farming - so named because truck was a Middle English word meaning bartering or the exchange of commodities






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






3. 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






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






5. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






6. The most productive farmland






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






8. Agricultural hearth






9. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






11. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






12. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution - typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs of fertilizer and pesticides






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. A grass yielding grain for food






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






39. 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






40. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






41. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






44. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






47. 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






48. 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.






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






50. 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