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AP Geo Key Terms 10
Mr. Jeppson's 46 Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The production of food primarily for sale off the farm. | commercial agriculture |
| The system of commercial farming in the United States and other relatively developed countries where agriculture is integrated into the overall process of food production. | agribusiness |
| An area cleared for shifting cultivation | swidden |
| Farmers clear land for planting by cutting down vegetation and burning the debris | slash and burn agriculture |
| A type of agriculture in humid low-latitude climate regions where farmers clear land for planting, grow crops until nutrients are depleted and the leave if fallow for many years. | shifting cultivation |
| A form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals. | pastoral nomadism |
| The practice of planting rice on dry land in a nursery and then moving the seedlings to a flooded field to promote growth | wet rice |
| The Austronesian word (spoken in Indonesia) that refers to a flooded field where rice is grown | sawah |
| Harvesting twice a rear from the same field. | double cropping |
| A large farm that specializes in one or two crops. They are usually located in LDCs but owned by companies headquartered in MDCs. | plantation |
| The practice of changing what is grown in fields from year to year to avoid exhausting the soil. | crop rotation |
| The ring surrounding a city from which milk can be supplied without spoiling. | milkshed |
| Crops in Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma that are planted in the fall and harvested in the early summer | winter wheat |
| Grain that is planted in the spring and harvested in the late summer; usually in Montana, the Dakotas and southern Canada. | spring wheat |
| The commercial grazing of livestock | ranching |
| Growing of fruits, vegetables and flowers. | horticulture |
| A type of farming named after the Middle English word for bartering. It sells mainly fruits and vegetables such as apples, aparagus, cherries, lettuce and tomatoes. | truck farming |
| Agricultural practices that preserve and enhance environmental quality. | sustainable agriculture |
| When farmland has been exhausted by overuse or erosion to the point it is depleted of nutrients | desertification |
| A dramatic increase in crop yields beginning in the 1970's through the development of hybrid seeds and expanded use of fertilizers. | green revolution |
| Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants, such as cutting stems and dividing roots | vegetative planting |
| Seasonal migration of livestock from between mountains and low-land pasture areas. | transhumance |
| The type of agriculture that feeds nearly three-fourths of the world's population. This method requires greater energy and resources to produce more food from less land. | intensive subsistence agriculture |
| A sustainable agriculture method that protects soil through planting crops in raised rows 4 to 8 inches apart. | ridge tillage |
| The time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering. | agricultural revolution |
| The Malay word for wet rice, commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah. | paddy |
| The deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain. | agriculture |
| The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions | aquaculture |
| A grass that yields grain for food. | cereal grain |
| The outer covering of a seed | hull |
| Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing | chaff |
| Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers. | green revolution |
| A machine the reaps, threshes and gleans grain while moving over a field. | combine |
| seed of cereal grass. | grain |
| Physical, social and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. | food security |
| Any plant gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season. | crop |
| The amount of food that an individual consumes, measured in kilocalories | dietary energy consumption |
| Grass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals, as well as used for grazing. | pasture |
| To remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away in the wind. | winnow |
| The most productive farmland | prime agricultural land |
| Rice planted on dry land in a nursery and then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth. | wet rice |
| Dietary energy consumption that is continuously below the minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity. | under nourishment |
| A machine that cuts cereal grain standing in a field. | reaper |
| The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures. | transhumance |
| To beat out grain from stalks. | thresh |
| Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family. | subsistence agriculture |
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