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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Degradation of land - especially in semiarid areas - primarily because of human actions like excessive crop platning - animal grazing - and tree cutting






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






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






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






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






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






7. Agricultural hearth






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






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






10. The most productive farmland






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






12. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. A flooded field for growing rice






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






36. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






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






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