Unit 5 Vocabulary
a period of agricultural innovation in the 1960s that increased food production through cross-breeding and new farming techniques
What is the green revolution?
Name a benefit of crop rotation
Decrease success of pests / diseases
Maintain soil nutrient profile
Coal is collected by this type of mining technique
What is Strip mining?
CAFO stand for ____
What is Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation?
The purpose of CITES is ____
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is a global treaty that regulates the international trade of wildlife.
This is the most efficient form of irrigation.
What is drip irrigation?
IPM stands for ___
What is integrated pest management?
Besides strip mining, this is another form of surface mining
What is mouttaintop removal, placer mining or open pit mining?
Risk of flooding and contamination of surface/groundwater from CAFO's can cause ___
Eutrophication
What is biodiversity?
The cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
What is monoculture?
Introducing a natural predator to a pest is called this
What is biocontrol?
Mining can cause this type of negative impact.
What is
Destruction of vegetation and animal habitats
Increased soil erosion
Higher stream turbidity from sediment runoff
More particulate matter in the air
Loss of topsoil and disruption of landscapes
No need for antibiotics or growth hormones,Requires more land,Higher consumer costs but more natural growth process
What is free range grazing?
The farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, shellfish, algae, and other water organisms,
What is aquaculture?
The gradual buildup of chemicals in an organism over time
What is bioaccumulation?
Name a sustainable agriculture method that decreases soil erosion
Contour plowing, Windbreaks, No-Till agriculture
A by-product or co-product of smelting ores and recycled metals depending on the type of material being produced
What is slage?
Overgrazing can lead to _________________
What is Soil erosion, desertification or soil compaction?
tiny solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in the air, varying in size and composition
What is particulate matter?
A group of insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine
What are neonicotinoids?
This type of crop does not need to be replanted every year
What are Perennial Crops?
What is lithium?
Methane producing livestock
What is cattle?
A process by which large and contiguous habitats get divided into smaller, isolated patches of habitats.
What is habitat fragmentation?