Chapter 13 Vocab Flashcards
Monoculture
The cultivation of a single crop in a given area
Infrastructure
The fundamental facilities and systems that support the functionality of area that it is in
Grain Farming
Farmers raise wheat where mixed crop agriculture is not possible b/c of dry climates
Dairy Farming
A class of agriculture for long-term production of milk
Market Gardening
A type of commercial agriculture that involves a relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops
Milk Shed
An area or region that supplies milk to a region in need of diary
Transhumance
A type of agricultural practice that involves the migration of livestock from the high elevations of mountains and hills in the summer to the lower elevations of valleys in the winter
Subsistence Agriculture
A method of farming where nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to feed or maintain the farmer and their family
Shifting Cultivation
A form of agriculture where farmers are constantly moving form one field to another
Ranching
A form of commercial agriculture where animals are grown and bred on large
Agribusiness
Integration of various steps of production in the food-processing industry
Feedlots
An area where livestock such as cattle are held and fed to reach a specific weight faster and more effiviently
Supply Chair
The system of resources, producers transportation, communication, information, and consumers
Market Gardening-Hayden
The small-scale production of fresh produce, which are typically sold directly to restaurants and consumers
Shifting Cultivation
It is whern farmers move from one field to another
