Unit 8 flash cards
Agriculture
The deliberate modification of the earth in order to obtain economic gain or sustenance
Chemical farming
The substitution of manure and humans with inorganic fertilizers that increase spoil fertility
Cluster village
Settlements with house and building that are situated near one another and farms surrounded the area
Crop rotation
The practice of rotating the use of different fields each year from crop in order to avoid exhausting the soil
Dispersed
A settlement that has a number of separate farmstead that are scattered throughout the area
Domestication
The process of making something commercialized for larger production
Fertile Crescent
A region in Western Asia that us considered to be the cradle of civilization
Green revolution
Refers to the development research and technology advancements that increased agricultural production between the 1930 and the 1970
Inbreeding
The mating of close relatives
Linear village
Settlement is small or medium in size and is formed around a transportation route
Neolithic revolution
When people first transitioned form hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement
Paddy field
A flooded parcel of land used to grow rice and other semiauatic crops
Second agricultural revolution
Took place between the 17th century and the end of the 19 century and increased agricultural productivity
Seed agriculture
Reproduces plants by planting seeds annually
Selective breeding
Mating of two animals that desirable characteristics in order to create a better animal
