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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






10. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






16. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Seed of a cereal grain






21. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






34. A grass yielding grain for food






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. When cash crops are grown on large estates






40. A flooded field for growing rice






41. The most productive farmland






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






50. 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.