Vocab 10 I

Question 0

Agriculture

Answer 0

The deliberate effort to modify a portion of earths surface through the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock for sustenance economic gain

Question 1

Agribusiness

Answer 1

Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the good processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations

Question 2

Cereal Grain

Answer 2

A grass yielding grain for food

Question 3

Chaff

Answer 3

Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing

Question 4

Combine

Answer 4

A machine that reaps, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field

Question 5

Commercial agriculture

Answer 5

Agriculture undertaken primarily yo generate products for sale off the farm

Question 6

Crop

Answer 6

Grain or fruit gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season

Question 7

Crop rotation

Answer 7

The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year , to avoid exhausting soil

Question 8

Desertification

Answer 8

Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting

Question 9

Double cropping

Answer 9

Harvesting twice a year from the sane field

Question 10

Grain

Answer 10

Seed of a cereal grass

Question 11

Green revolution

Answer 11

Rapid diffusion of agricultural technology, especially new high yield seeds and fertilizers

Question 12

Horticulture

Answer 12

The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers