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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Type of specialized farming occuring only in the areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails along the shores of the Mediterranean sea






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






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






4. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






13. Agricultural hearth






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Seed of a cereal grain






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






22. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






23. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






39. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






42. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






49. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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