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Agriculture terms

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PLEASE, DO THIS EXERCICE AND BRING IT NEXT CLASS FOR
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AGRI< J uLTURE TERl\IS
Complete the sentences by choosing the correct word.
Commercial agriculture, ranching, monoculture, polyculture, subsistence agriculture,
agriculture, Labour extensive, pes ticides , mixed farming, Plantation, arable farming, animal
husbandry, labour-intens ive, mechanization
1. A large farm in the tropical and sub-tropical climates that specializes in the production
of one or two crops for sale _________
2. Type of agriculture that requires large levels of manual labour to be successful
3.
Rearing animals and growing crops at the same time on the same piece of land
4. An agricultural activity associated with the raising of domesticated animals such as
cattle sheep and goats ____________
5. Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
6. The deliberate modification if the Earth's surface though cultivation of plants and the
rearing of animals to obtain sustenance or economic gain _________
7. Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants but kills pests and have negative
effects on other species who ingest the chemicals _______
8. The replacement of human labour with technology or machines ________
9. Planting several crops at the same time on the same piece of land ________
10. Farming primarily for sustenance of family members _______
11. The cultivation of only one crop on a piece of land _______
12. The cultivation of crops only on a farm _______
13. Raising of livestock on extensive plots of land ______
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