Agriculture Crossword
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
 
 
Down: 1) 10,000 years ago achieved plant and animal domestication and no longer relied on hunting and gathering2) happened at the same time as (and benefitted) the Industrial Revolution. It included improved methods of cultivation, harvesting, and storage of farm produce.4) the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year, to avoid exhausting the soil6) A precise science that involves altering the genetic strands of agricultural products to increase productivity, biotechnology is developed mainly in science laboratories and is then tested on farm fields around the world, where it has been, for the most part, extremely successful.7) the seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures8) a form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals10) a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country12) the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied13) The deliberate effort to modify a portion of earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain.14) when fields are cleared by slashing of vegetation and burning of debris19) a flooded field for growing rice Across: 3) An agricultural system practiced in a specific style of climates of Western Europe, California, and portions of Chile and Australia, in which diverse specialty crops such as grapes, avocados, olives, and a host of nuts, fruits, and vegetables comprise profitable agricultural operations.5) a form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period 9) Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmers's family.11) Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.15) rapid diffusion of the new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers16) Commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.17) a form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area18) the degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting20) A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
 

 

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