Agricultural Origins and Revolutions

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Across
  1. 1. Slash-and-burn, rotating fields (LDC).
  2. 3. Integration of farming with processing and distribution.
  3. 6. Maximum yield from small land; Asia.
  4. 11. Mechanization, improved tools, higher yields.
  5. 15. Region where major crops first developed (ex. SW Asia: barley, wheat).
  6. 17. Deliberate modification of Earth’s surface to grow crops/raise animals.
  7. 18. Uses natural processes, avoids synthetic chemicals.
Down
  1. 2. Seasonal movement of livestock.
  2. 4. Yield Varieties Seeds bred for high production.
  3. 5. Reproduction through planting seeds.
  4. 7. Transition from hunting-gathering to farming.
  5. 8. Herding animals in arid climates.
  6. 9. Reproduction by cloning plants (cuttings, roots).
  7. 10. Genetically modified organism.
  8. 12. HYVs, fertilizers, pesticides, increased production, 1960s.
  9. 13. Global transfer of crops, animals, diseases after 1492.
  10. 14. Large-scale cash crop production in tropics.
  11. 16. Channeling water to fields.