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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The process where plants are artificially selected and become accustomed to human provision and control.






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






10. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






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






32. Type of agriculture that requires large levels of manual labor to be successful






33. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






35. 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






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






37. The outer covering of a seed






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






45. The most productive farmland






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






47. A flooded field for growing rice






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. The technique of separating metals from ores.