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Agriculture Vocab

Subjects : science, agriculture
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1. A machine that reaps - threshes - and cleans grain while moving over a field






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






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






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






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






6. Harvesting twice a year from the same field






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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants






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






18. The outer covering of a seed






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






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






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






22. 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






23. A grass yielding grain for food






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. A machine that cuts grain standing in the field






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The most productive farmland






37. 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






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






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






40. Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing






41. 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






42. Seed of a cereal grain






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Agricultural hearth