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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. A grass yielding grain for food






9. When cash crops are grown on large estates






10. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






12. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






15. A flooded field for growing rice






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. The technique of separating metals from ores.






25. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






37. Agricultural hearth






38. Seed of a cereal grain






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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