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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Reproduction of plants through annual introduction of seeds - which result from sexual fertilization






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






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






4. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. The most productive farmland






17. 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






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






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






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






21. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






22. 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.






23. 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






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






25. Agricultural hearth






26. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






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






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






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






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






32. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






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






34. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






35. 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






36. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The technique of separating metals from ores.






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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