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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants - but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals






2. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






6. 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






7. A grass yielding grain for food






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. Agricultural hearth






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






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






24. 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






25. The most productive farmland






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






44. Seed of a cereal grain






45. 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.






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






47. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






48. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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