Genetically modified organism (GMO)

A plant or animal with specific characteristics obtained through the manipulation of its genetic makeup.

Movement beginning in the 1950’s and 1960’s in which scientists used knowledge of genetics to develop new high-yield strains of grain crops.

Intensive agriculture

An agricultural practice in which farmers expend a great of effort to produce as much yield as possible from an area of land.

A rural settlement pattern in which houses and buildings form in a long line that usually follows a land feature or aligns along a transportation route.

A type of farming that produces fruits, vegetables, and flowers and typically serves a specific market or urban area.

Mediterranean agriculture

An agricultural practice that consists of growing hardy trees and shrubs and raising sheep and goats.

Mixed crop and livestock systems

A type of farming in which both crops and livestock are raised for profit.

The cultivation of one or two crops that are rotated seasonally.

The agricultural system of planting one crop or raising one type of animal annually.

A type of agriculture based on people moving their domesticated animals seasonally as needed to allow the best grazing. (Pastoral Nomadism)

Plantation agriculture

A type of large-scale commercial farming of one particular crop grown for markets often distant from the plantation.

Second agricultural revolution

A change in farming practices, marked by new tools and techniques, that diffused from Britain and the Low Countries starting in the early 18th century.

The agricultural practice of growing crops or grazing animals on a piece of land for a year or two, then abandoning that land when nutrients have been depleted from the soil and moving to a new piece of land where the process is repeated.

A method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds a resown; often used when clearing land.

Subsistence agriculture

An agricultural practice that provides crops or livestock to feed’s one family and close community using fewer mechanical resources and more people to care for the crops and livestock.

Third agricultural revolution

A shift to further mechanization in agriculture through the development of new technology and advances that began in the early 20th century and continues to the present day.

The movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter.

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Question	Answer
Genetically modified organism (GMO)	A plant or animal with specific characteristics obtained through the manipulation of its genetic makeup.
Green Revolution	Movement beginning in the 1950’s and 1960’s in which scientists used knowledge of genetics to develop new high-yield strains of grain crops.
Intensive agriculture	An agricultural practice in which farmers expend a great of effort to produce as much yield as possible from an area of land.
Linear settlement	A rural settlement pattern in which houses and buildings form in a long line that usually follows a land feature or aligns along a transportation route.
Market gardening	A type of farming that produces fruits, vegetables, and flowers and typically serves a specific market or urban area.
Mediterranean agriculture	An agricultural practice that consists of growing hardy trees and shrubs and raising sheep and goats.
Mixed crop and livestock systems	A type of farming in which both crops and livestock are raised for profit.
Monocropping	The cultivation of one or two crops that are rotated seasonally.
Monoculture	The agricultural system of planting one crop or raising one type of animal annually.
Nomadic herding	A type of agriculture based on people moving their domesticated animals seasonally as needed to allow the best grazing. (Pastoral Nomadism)
Plantation agriculture	A type of large-scale commercial farming of one particular crop grown for markets often distant from the plantation.
Second agricultural revolution	A change in farming practices, marked by new tools and techniques, that diffused from Britain and the Low Countries starting in the early 18th century.
Shifting cultivation	The agricultural practice of growing crops or grazing animals on a piece of land for a year or two, then abandoning that land when nutrients have been depleted from the soil and moving to a new piece of land where the process is repeated.
Slash and burn	A method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds a resown; often used when clearing land.
Subsistence agriculture	An agricultural practice that provides crops or livestock to feed’s one family and close community using fewer mechanical resources and more people to care for the crops and livestock.
Third agricultural revolution	A shift to further mechanization in agriculture through the development of new technology and advances that began in the early 20th century and continues to the present day.
Transhumance	The movement of herds between pastures at cooler, higher elevations during the summer months and lower elevations during the winter.

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