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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






3. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






6. Agricultural hearth






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






8. The most productive farmland






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. 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






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






12. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






14. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






16. A flooded field for growing rice






17. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






19. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






20. 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.






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






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






23. The outer covering of a seed






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






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






32. 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






33. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






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






49. 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






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