Chapter 9 Agriculture Vocabulary

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

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Agribusiness

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The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering

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First Agricultural Revolution

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

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Crop Rotation

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

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Commercial Agriculture

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Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions.

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Desertification

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Harvesting twice a year from the same field.

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Double Cropping

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A living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology

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Genetically Modified Crop (GMO)

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

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Green Revolution

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A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land. Found Primarily in rice paddies in Southeast Asia.

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Intensive Subsistence Agriculture

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The area surrounding the city from which milk is supplied.

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Milkshed