Agricultural Practices - Animals
Where are layer farms common
Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania
The order of the 5 atmospheric layers (from the ground up)
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Plowing vs. Leveling
Plowing - loosening and digging up the soil to aerate it
Leveling - spreading the soil across an area of land to make it even
Three types of fossil fuels
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
What are the two types of Meat Production Methods
CAFOs and Free Range
The hottest layer in the atmosphere
The Thermosphere
Use the template (Mrs. Smith will pull one up) a soil sample containing 20% clay, 40% silt and 40% sand is
Loam.
Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources
Resources that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as they are being used.
Resources that are being used faster than they can be replaced.
What does CAFO stand for?
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
The atmospheric layer where temperatures begin to drop
The Mesosphere
List 3 of the 5 Pest Management Methods and give an example or describe them
1. Physical Control
2. Chemical Control
3. Biological Control
4. Rotating Crops
5. Intercropping
Examples of animal products that aren't meat
Leather,
Wool,
Sponges
Pearls
How often are dairy cows milked
2-3 Times per day
The stratosphere
The four types of irrigation methods
Spray Irrigation
Flood Irrigation
Furrow irrigation
Drip Irrigation
Inexhaustible resources and an example
Resources that will not run out
Solar, Wind, Geothermal
There are two types of meat production methods. Give a pro and a con of each
CAFOs:
Pros: Employment opportunities, Low Prices, More than one type of animal can be raised on the farm
Cons: Lots of pollutants
Free-Range:
Pros: Animals are free of antibiotics, Animals are generally happier and healthier
Cons: More expensive for consumers, Waste is deposited everywhere
What is the bonus layer in the atmosphere? It is in the uppermost part of the mesosphere and the lower part of the thermosphere
The Ionosphere
Which of the four irrigation types is most efficient and which is the least efficient.
Why?
Flood Irrigation - least
Drip Irrigation - most
Why - Evaporation
Plant Products are also known as
Biomass