Memrise 5.1

3. man-made systems to water crops
5. movement of human groups by following seasonal movement of animals
10. started in 18th century Europe as the invention and introduction of basic machines for farming resulting in higher agricultural yields per acre
13. fertile enough to farm
14. region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization” this area was the birthplace of a number of technological innovations, including agriculture, and the use of irrigation
15. farming in which crops are grown to be sold for profit or to markets
16. farming that involves using the seeds of crops for planting rather than cutting stems or roots from existing plants

1. invention of farming starting around 8000 BCE
2. the process by which humans alter the landscape in order to raise crops and livestock for consumption
4. foods or products whose DNA has been altered by receiving genes from another organism
5. diffusion of GMOs, high-yield seeds, and fertilizers to LDCs from MDCs starting in the 1960s
6. farming in which crops are grown for direct consumption of a farmer, their family, or their community
7. practice of moving from place to place without creating permanent settlements
8. practice of growing different crops on the same plot of land to prevent nutrient depletion and retain soil fertility
9. the global movement of plants and animals between Afro-Eurasia and the Americas
11. domestication and cultivation of plants and animals
12. earliest form of farming where new plants were produced by cutting stems or roots from existing plants