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| Agricultural/Rural Land | Definition |
|---|---|
| DOUBLING CROPPING | Is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously in the same space during a single growing season. |
| ECONOMIC ACTIVITY | (blank) |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATION | (blank) |
| EXTENSIVE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE | In agricultural economics, system of crop cultivation using small amounts of labour and capital in relation to area of land being farmed. |
| EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY | The extractive industry is responsible for providing the raw materials that make it possible for you to survive and enjoy your everyday lives. |
| FARM CRISIS | (blank) |
| FARMING | A farm is an area of land, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of farming, the production and management of food, either produce or livestock. |
| FEEDLOT | (blank) |
| FIRST AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION | The Neolithic Revolution was the first agricultural revolution—the transition from nomadic hunting and gathering communities and bands, to agriculture and settlement |
| FISHING | Traditional fishing is a term used to describe small scale commercial or subsidence fishing practises, using traditional techniques such as rod and tackle, arrows and harpoons, throw nets and drag nets, etc. |
| FOOD CHAIN | Food chains, also called food webs, food networks and/or trophic networks, describe the feeding relationships between species to another within an ecosystem. |
| FORESTRY | Forestry is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and tree plantations, and related natural resources. Silviculture, a related science, involves the growing and tending of trees and forests. |
| GLOBALIZED AGRICULTURE | (blank) |
| GREEN REVOLUTION | The Green Revolution of agriculture that led in some places to significant increases in agricultural production between the 1940s and 1960s. |
| GROWING SEASON | In agriculture, the growing season is the period of each year when crops can be grown. It is usually determined by climate and crop selection. |
| HUNTING AND GATHERING | The essence of hunting and gathering economies is to exploit many resources lightly rather than to depend heavily on only a few. |
| INTENSIVE SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE | Intensive agriculture is the primary subsistence pattern of large-scale, populous societies. It results in much more food being produced per acre compared to other subsistence patterns. |
| INTERTILLAGE | To cultivate between the rows of (a crop) |
| LIVESTOCK RANCHING | Practice of cattle ranching. |
| MARKET GARDENING | In agriculture, market gardening is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. |