The Cultural Landscape Chapter 10: Agriculture

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agriculture

deliberate modification of Earth’s surface through cultivation of plants and rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain

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subsistence agriculture

found in LDCs, is the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family

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commercial agriculture

found in MDCs, is the production of food primarily for sale off the farm

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prime agricultural land

most productive farmland

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agribusiness

system of commercial farming found in the United States and other MDCs

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slash-and-burn agriculture

farmers clear land for planting by slashing vegetation and burning the debris

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pastoral nomadism

a form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals

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transhumance

seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas

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pasture

grass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals, as well as land used for grazing

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intensive subsistence agriculture

farmers must work intensively to subsist on a parcel of land

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wet rice

the practice of planting rice on dry land in a nursery and then moving the seedlings to a flooded field to promote growth

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double cropping

obtaining two harvests per year from one field

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crop rotation

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

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plantation

a large farm that specializes in one or two crops

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cereal grain

oats, wheat, rye, or barley

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milkshed

the ring surrounding a city from which milk can be supplied without spoiling

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grain

the seed from various grasses, like wheat, corn, oats, barley, rice, millet, and others

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ranching

the commercial grazing of livestock over an extensive area

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horticulture

the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers

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sustainable agriculture

an agricultural practice that preserves and enhances environmental quality

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ridge tillage

a system of planting crops on ridge tops

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desertification

human actions are causing land to deteriorate to a desert-like condition

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green revolution

the invention and rapid diffusion of more productive agricultural techniques during the 1970s and 1980s