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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Rice planted on dryland in a nursery - then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth






2. 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






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






4. 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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






14. The most productive farmland






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






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






27. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






28. Agricultural hearth






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






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






31. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






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






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






46. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






47. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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