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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The technique of separating metals from ores.






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






17. 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






18. A grass yielding grain for food






19. 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






20. 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






21. Seed of a cereal grain






22. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






24. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






26. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The outer covering of a seed






36. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






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






41. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






42. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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