martes, 18 de marzo de 2014

GLOSSARY OF UNIT 7 (SOCIAL SCIENCE)

Plot: An area of land where crops are grown

Soil: The subtance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow, produced mainly by the weathering of rock

Crop rotation: The practice of growing different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons

Extensive agriculture: An agricultural system that uses small inputs of labour, fertilisers, and capital, relative to the area of land that is being farmed

Dryland farming: Farming in which the fields receive only rainwater

Irrigated farming: Farming in which the water from groundwater, reservoirs or rivers is brought to fields

Polycultures:  mixed farming
Monocultures: single-crop farming

Subsistence agriculture: A type of agriculture in which farmers only grow enough food to feed themselves and their families

Livestock farming: Farming bassed on rearing animals to obtain products

Housed livestock: Livestock fed with fodder in farm buildings

Rear: To care for, breed and grow animals until maturity

Fishing ground: An area of water that is used for fishing

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