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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Wheat planted in the spring and harvested in the late summer






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






3. 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






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






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






6. The outer covering of a seed






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






14. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






15. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. The technique of separating metals from ores.






30. 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






31. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






32. 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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






41. 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.






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






43. Agricultural hearth






44. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






45. 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






46. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






47. A flooded field for growing rice






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






49. 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






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