Pest Control Methods
What method uses chemicals to repel and kill pests?
What is Pesticides
Which method releases water over a field, potentially leading to water waste?
What is Flood irrigation
the act of removing too much fish from ecosystems.
What is Overfishing
What is Agricultural Runoff
what involves the complete removal of trees from an area at once?
What is Clearcutting.
What method uses microorganisms like bacteria, to infect and kill pests?
What is Pathogens
What method has water flowing in channels or furrows between plant rows?
What is Furrow Irrigation
What is the act of raising fish in a controlled environment to reduce pressure on wild stocks?
What is Aquaculture.
What is Fossil Fuels
What method removes individual trees or small groups of trees, while allowing the remaining trees to continue growing and supporting the ecosystem?
What is Selective Logging
What method combines various pest control methods to manage pests sustainibly?
What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Which method delivers water slowly and directly into the plants root zone through a system of tubes and emitters?
What is Drip irrigation
What is a principal that harvests the maximum amount of a renewable source without compromising future availability?
What is Maximum Sustainable Yield.
What can increase crop yields, and an excessive use can lead to water pollution (eutrophication) and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions?
What is Fertilizer use.
What method removes a narrow strip of trees, creating a corridor for wildlife and allowing other trees to regenerate?
What is Strip Cutting
What method introduces a natural enemy to an area where its not already present?
What is Importation
What method requires watering plants manually or with simple tools?
What is Manual Irrigation
What is the implementation of quotas, limiting the use of destructive fishing gear, and promoting the use of selective fishing methods can help reduce overfishing?
What is Sustainable fishing practices
What can sometimes be necessary for planting, but can lead to increased erosion and the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the soil?
What is Tilling
What is Slash and burn
What process has an area that is sealed and treated with a gaseous pesticide?
What is Fumigation
What method requires water to flood into a contained area, or basin, and allowed to infiltrate?
What is Basin irrigation
What does the decline in fish populations lead to ?
What is a decrease in biodiversity and fishing jobs.
The use of synthetic fertilizers and certain agricultural practices, like tilling, can release ____, a dangerous greenhouse gas.
What is Nitrogen Oxide Emissions.
What method is the process of restoring forests after logging, which can involve planting new trees or allowing natural regeneration to occur?
What is Reforestation