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Agriculture Vocab

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1. A flooded field for growing rice






2. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The most productive farmland






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






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






24. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






26. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






31. Agricultural hearth






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






40. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






42. 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






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






44. The outer covering of a seed






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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







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