HUMAN GEO CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 5. 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.
  2. 8. Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas.
  3. 10. Harvesting twice a year from the same field.
  4. 11. An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.
  5. 13. A form of subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals.
  6. 16. Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers.
  7. 18. 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.
  8. 19. agriculture found in LDCs, the production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer's family.
Down
  1. 1. Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.
  2. 2. involves the growth of fresh fruits and vegetables.
  3. 3. A form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another
  4. 4. A patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning.
  5. 6. is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons. It reduces reliance on one set of nutrients, pest and weed pressure, and the probability of developing resistant pests and weeds.
  6. 7. 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.
  7. 9. . Large estate or farm involving large landholdings and many workers.
  8. 12. The ring surrounding a city from which milk can be supplied without spoiling.
  9. 14. is the production of food primarily for sale off the farm.
  10. 15. Commercial agriculture characterized by integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership by large corporations.
  11. 17. In the strictest sense horticulture might be defined as the activity of growing flowers, fruits, vegetables, tropical, native and other ornamental plants, or the science or art of cultivating a garden.