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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A grass yielding grain for food






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. A flooded field for growing rice






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






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






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






25. Agricultural hearth






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






27. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






28. 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






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






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






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






32. The most productive farmland






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






39. The technique of separating metals from ores.






40. 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






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






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






43. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






44. 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






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






46. Seed of a cereal grain






47. 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






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






49. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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