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ch 9 (3&4)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures | transhumance |
| a form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one feild to another | shifting cultivation |
| another name for shifting cultivation; fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris | slash-and-burn agriculture |
| a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning | swidden |
| harvesting twice a year from the same land | double cropping |
| rice planted on dry land in a nursery and then moved to a deliberately flooded field to promote growth | wet rice |
| the Malay word for wet rice, increasing used to describe a flood feild | paddy |
| the capture of the wild fish and other seafood living in water | fishing |
| the cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions | aquaculture |
| capturing fish faster then they can reproduce | overfishing |
| commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food processing industry usually through ownership by large corporation | agribusiness |
| the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers | horticulture |
| commercial gardening wnd fruit farming | truck farming |
| commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and livestock; mostly feed to animals | mixed crop and livestock |
| the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied | milkshed |
| a form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area | ranching |
| the most productive farmland | prime agricultural land |
| degradation of land especially in semiarid areas primarily because of human actions | desertification |
| rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology especially new high yield seeds and fertilizer | green revolution |
| a farming practice that leaves all of the soil undisturbed and the entire residue of the pervious years harvest left untouched on the feilds | no tillage |
| a system of planting crops in ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation | ridge tillage |
| dietary energy consumption that is continuously below the minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity | undernourishment |
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