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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Seed of a cereal grain






2. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






3. Agricultural hearth






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






19. When cash crops are grown on large estates






20. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






21. 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






22. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






27. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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. The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. The most productive farmland






41. 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






42. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






45. The outer covering of a seed






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






47. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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