Chapter 10 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amounts of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
  2. 4. Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
  3. 7. The ring surrounding a city from which milk can be supplied without spoiling.
  4. 9. Found in LDCs, the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family.
  5. 10. Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
  6. 15. A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another, each field is used for crops for relatively few years and left fallow for a relatively long period.
  7. 17. Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas.
  8. 19. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning.
  9. 20. Commercial gardening and fruit farming.
Down
  1. 1. commercial agriculture characterized by integration of different steps in food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
  2. 2. 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.
  3. 5. Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing in-puts of fertilizer and pesticides.
  4. 6. Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.
  5. 8. A form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals.
  6. 11. The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
  7. 12. Found in more developed countries, the production of food primarily for sale off the farm.
  8. 13. Large estate or farm involving large landholdings and many workers.
  9. 14. System of planting crops on ridge tops, in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation
  10. 16. The practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting.
  11. 18. A flooded field for growing rice.
  12. 21. An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.