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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
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