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3. agriculture - Farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution
5. rotation - prevents land from being exhausted
10. - the process by which previously
12. farming - Commercial gardening and fruit farming
14. - The growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
16. - the farming of products for sale off the farm
18. Subsistence ag - 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
20. - seasonal movement of livestock (herding) between mountains and lowland pastures
21. cropping - Harvesting twice a year from the same field
22. lands become arid and unusable for farming

1. tillage - System of planting crops on ridge tops, in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation
2. - 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 country
4. - A flooded field for growing rice
6. nomadism - A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
7. cultivation - A form of subsistance agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to the other
8. - A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
9. - an area surrounding the milk source where milk is supplied without spoiling
11. - comm ag. char. by steps in the food industry
13. agriculture - Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
15. revolution - advances in technology that allowed for the mass production of chemical fertilizers
17. hunting+gathering to planting+sustaining
19. desert - areas with little or no access to healthy and affordable food or limited or no access to fresh fruits and vegetables