Chapter 10 Agriculture

4. A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to the other
5. A form of conservation tillage where the farmer builds ridges or raised beds
7. The development of higher-yield and fast-growing crops through increased technology, pesticides, and fertilizers transferred from the development to the developing world to alleviate the problem of food supply in those regions of the globe
9. An area in a developed country where healthy food is different to obtain
12. Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution
13. A form of agriculture undertaken in order to generate products for sale off of the farm in order to make a profit
15. A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expand a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
16. A flooded filed for growing rice
17. A system developed in order to preserve the mineral health of soil used in agriculture and prevents patches of land from being exhausted
18. The seasonal movement of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures
19. Commercial gardening and fruit farming
20. The growing of fruits, veggies, and flowers
21. Commercial agriculture characterized by integration of different steps in the food processing industry

1. The process by which previously fertile lands become arid and unusable for farming
2. The transition from hunting and gathering to planting and sustaining
3. A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
6. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
8. Designed to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
10. A large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale
11. Harvesting twice a year from the same field
14. An area surrounding the milk source where milk is supplied without spoiling