unit 5 vocab test Flashcards
Intiatives that increase agricultureal produciton worldwide through new practices and technologies were the
Green revolution
The primary purpose of commercial agriculture is to
make a profit.
The process in which land that is fertile becomes increasingly unusable to humans and arid is _____________________________.
Desertification
What agricultural technique grows 2 or more crops on the same land and can feed a large population with a small amount of land?
Double cropping.
Pastoral nomads
practice substinence agriculture in which herders move there livestock through in search of grazing land in semi-arid deserts and deserts
The practice of cutting flat areas into a slope for agriculture. is ______________.
Terrace farming
If everyone in the world had access to sufficient, safe, and nutrious foods they would have ________________________.
Food security
Herders who seasonally move their animals between mountain pastures and lowland valleys practice
transhumance
Yeild is the ___________________.
amount of crops produced per unit of land
A Cash crop is __________________.
A crop grown for sale rather than personal consumption
Deforestation is…,
the clearning or removal of forest for agricultural or urban use
A seed hearth is…
a place where groups of plants and animals were domesticated
____________has increased its production by avoiding synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and GMOs.
Organic farming .
Pesticides are….
Chemical substances used to kill or control pests.
Truck farming ….
involves commercial production of vegtables for local or distant markets.
Market gardening farms
are small scale producitons of vegetables, fruits, and flowers
Agribusiness is….
A large scale commercial farming that produces, processes, and distributes agriculture
A feedlot is….
a place for livestock where they are fed before slaughter
Which of the following types of agriculture is MOST likely to be practiced in the areas shaded black on the map above?
Mediteranean agriculture
Which form of agriculture involves clearning land and rotating cultivation?
Shifting cultivation
Dairy farmers or Darying farmers…..
produce, process, and distribute milk and dairy products
The technical definition of horticulture includes the cultivation of
flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
______________________ a plant means to give it water.
Irrigating
Which of the following are examples of extensive agriculture?
Agricutlural practices using large land areas with low inputs per unit of land
This type of business practice significantly reduces the commodity chain for an agricultural product such as coffee or tea.
Fair trade movement.
Which type of farming involves bothcultivation of crops and raising of animals?
mixed crop and livestock.
What best characterizes intensive agriculture?
practices that involve high inputs per unit of land
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) crops are….
genetic material has been altered to enhance crop traits in soybeans and corn
Faming that avoids fertilizers, pesticides, and GMos is called _______________.,
Organic farming
Animal Domestication is for
work, companionship, and food
The cultivation of crops on large estates, typically seen in tropical and subtropical climates is _______________ agriculture.
Plantation
Growing only enough food to feed your family is an example of
subsistence farming agriculture.
The trend whereby large corporations buy and control many different steps in a food-processing industry is commonly referred to as
agribusiness
They type of agricultural production that involves clearing land by cutting and burning vegatation is called _______________________________ agriculture.
Slash and burn
Fertilizers are….
Substances added to soil or plants to promote growth and enhance soil fertility
