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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






9. The technique of separating metals from ores.






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






12. Agricultural hearth






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






19. Seed of a cereal grain






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






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






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






23. 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






24. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






25. A flooded field for growing rice






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






43. The outer covering of a seed






44. 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.






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






46. 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






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






48. When cash crops are grown on large estates






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






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