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

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

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

5. A flooded field for growing rice

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

7. 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

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

9. When cash crops are grown on large estates

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

11. The growing of fruits - vegetables - and flowers

12. Agricultural hearth

13. 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

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

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

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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. The most productive farmland

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

23. Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants

24. 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

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