Agriculture Unit – Flashcards
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| Exporting |
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| The movement of goods and services out of a country |
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| Importing |
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| The movement of goods and services into a country |
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| Weather |
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| Short term events, such as rain, wind, and temperature |
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| Climate |
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| Long term averages of temperature, rain, etc. |
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| Culture |
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| The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common |
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| Irrigation |
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| The artificial use of water for growing crops |
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| Genetically Modified Food |
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| Food that has had changes made to its DNA to improve things such as growth or resistance to pests. |
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| terrace (agriculture) |
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| A leveled surface built into a slope for growing food. Helps prevent erosion. |
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| Agriculture Revolution |
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| A significant change in technology, innovation, and discovery that increases food projection. |
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| Artesian Well |
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| Water that flows through permeable rock and then comes back up through natural pressure |
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| Ocean Currents |
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| A continuous and directed movement of water caused by things such as wind and breaking waves |
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| Prevailing Winds |
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| A wind that blows predominantly from a single general direction. The trade winds of the tropics, which blow from the east throughout the year, are prevailing winds. |
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| Crop Rotation |
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| Growing different types of crops each season on the same land to help keep the soil healthy. |
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| Deforestation |
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| The clearing or removal of forest |
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| Aquifer |
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| a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. Aquifers must be both permeable and porous and include such rock types as sandstone, conglomerate, fractured limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel. |
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| Water Table |
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| the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure |
