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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A flooded field for growing rice






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






7. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






10. The outer covering of a seed






11. 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






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






13. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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 seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures






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






18. Agricultural hearth






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






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






21. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






22. When cash crops are grown on large estates






23. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Seed of a cereal grain