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Agriculture Vocab

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






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






3. To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it






4. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. The outer covering of a seed






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






15. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers






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






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






18. When cash crops are grown on large estates






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Agricultural hearth






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






26. The most productive farmland






27. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






29. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. A flooded field for growing rice






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






41. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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