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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. Crops not grown for sustenance to include tea - cacao - coffee - and tobacco






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. A flooded field for growing rice






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






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






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






13. Agricultural hearth






14. 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






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






16. The outer covering of a seed






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






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






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






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






30. Seed of a cereal grain






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






32. 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






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






34. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






35. When cash crops are grown on large estates






36. The most productive farmland






37. 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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. The technique of separating metals from ores.