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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year - to avoid exhausting the soil.






2. The most productive farmland






3. A grass yielding grain for food






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






6. A flooded field for growing rice






7. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






34. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






36. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






37. Agricultural hearth






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Seed of a cereal grain






47. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






50. 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