croplands
Soil under cultivation
Croplands are areas of land used for growing crops—agricultural fields under cultivation.
The term appears most often in discussions of land use, environmental policy, and food production: The expansion of croplands has reduced wildlife habitat.
Distinguished from pastureland, which is used for grazing rather than planting.
Cultivation of land, livestock
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
irrigation · fertilizing · tractors · combine · harvester · agronomy · husbandry · rotation
Broad, level grasslands
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
terracing · hedgerows · fertile · expanse · heartland · breadbasket · topography · vista
Rural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- bucolicIdyllically rural
rustic · provincial · peasant · grange · pastureland · meadow · outskirts · backcountry
Cutting crops for collection
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
sheaf · sickle · scythe · gleaning · husking · picking · bounty · produce
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- organicFrom living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
biodiversity · pollinators · climate-smart · conservation · ecosystems · no-till · intercropping
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
planting · irrigation · fertilizing · tractors · combine · harvester · agronomy · husbandry · rotation · monoculture
plains
Broad, level grasslands
savanna · terracing · hedgerows · fertile · expanse · heartland · breadbasket · topography · vista · panorama
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
bucolic · rustic · provincial · peasant · grange · pastureland · meadow · outskirts · backcountry · idyllic
reaping
Cutting crops for collection
grain · sheaf · sickle · scythe · gleaning · husking · picking · bounty · produce · autumn
permaculture
Sustainable ecosystem design method
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
- organicFrom living matter
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
composting · biodiversity · pollinators · climate-smart · conservation · ecosystems · no-till · intercropping
- land typespark, reserve, rangelands, forest, wetland
- farm ecologyagroforestry, beneficial insects, biological control, companion planting, earthworms
croplandspastureland
Land for grazing animals
rangeland · grazing land · timberland · forestland · fallow land
croplandsurban areas
Developed, populated regions
cities · industrial zones · suburban sprawl · metropolitan areas · parking lots
croplandswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
wildlands · virgin forest · natural habitat · native prairie · old-growth forest