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Agriculture: vocabulary

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agriculturedeliberate modification of Earth's surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain
cropany plant cultivated by people
kjonwild onions
subsistence agricultureproduction of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family
commerical agricultureproduction of food primarily for sale off the farm
prime agricultural landmost productive farmland
agribusinesscommercial farming
shifting cultivationslash and burn farming
swiddenarea cleared by slash and burn tactics
pastoral nomadismherding of domesticated animals
transhumanceseasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures
pasturegrass or other plants grown for feeding animals
intensive subsistence agriculturemost of the work is done by hand or with animals
sawahflooded field
paddyMalay wet rice
chaffhusks
winnowedblown away by the wind
hullouter covering of rice
double croppingobtaining two harvests per year from one field
crop rotationrotating the use of different fields from crop to crop each year
plantationlarge farm that specializes in one or two crops
cereal grainoats, wheat, rye, and barley
milkshedring surrounding a city from which milk can be supplied without spoiling
grainseed from various grasses
winter-wheatplanted in autumn, harvested at start of summer
spring-wheatplanted in spring, harvested in late summer
reapermachine that cuts grain standing in the field
combinemachine that reaps, threshes, and cleans
ranchingcommercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area
horticulturegrowing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
truck farmingcommercial growing of fruits and vegetables
sustainable agariculturepreserves and enhances environmental quality
ridge tillageplanting crops on ridge tops
desertificationhuman actions causing land quality to deteriorate
green revolutioninvention and rapid diffusion of more productive agricultural techniques


Social Science Teacher
Murrieta Mesa High School
Murrieta, CA

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