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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Agricultural hearth






33. A grass yielding grain for food






34. Loss of the top fertile layer of soil is lost through erosion. It is a tremendous problem in areas with fragile soils - steep slopes - or torrential seasonal rains






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






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






37. The outer covering of a seed






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






39. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






40. 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






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






42. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers