Clearcutting
Caused by loss of root structure
What is soil erosion
Explain what the Green Revolution was
What is a shift from small family farms to large agribusinesses
A farm that grows only one species of plant
What is monocropping
List 1 negative and 1 positive of the Green Revolution
Pros: Increased carrying capacity for humans, more food, more streamlined and efficient
Cons: Decreased biodiversity, topsoil erosion, GMO/Pesticide related issues
The type of animal that Mr. Fabi owns
What is a cat
Areas where the same tree is repeatedly planted, grown, and harvested
what is a tree plantation
The term for increased use of tractors for plowing/tilling/harvesting fields
Breaking/mixing up soil to allow for easier sowing of seeds
What is tilling
List 3 nutrients vital for plants and often used in synthetic fertilizers
Nitrate, phosphate, potassium (NPK)
The name of Mr. Fabi's girlfriend
What is Rachel
Explain biodiversity
higher biodiversity = more species of animals/plants
lower biodiversity = fewer species
The term for genetically modified crops used in farming
What are GMO's
When nitrates and phosphates from synthetic fertilizer sink into the groundwater and/or contaminate streams/rivers
what is leaching
List 3 green house gasses
CO2, CO, N2O
Mr. Fabi's age
What is 27
The name for the tiny pores in a leaf
what are stomata
Chemicals sprayed on plants to prevent disease/bugs
What are pesticides
List 2 negatives of monocropping
what is soil erosion and less biodiversity
List 3 ways soil erosion can occur
monocropping, tilling, mechanization, clearcutting
Mr. Fabi's pets name
The scientific term for how cloudy a stream or river is
what is turbidity
When runoff of fertilizer reaches a river/stream leading to an algae bloom and eventual death of organisms living in said stream
What is eutrophication
List 3 negatives of slash and burn
what is increased PM, CO2 release, low albedo, lower biodiversity
amount of sunlight reflected
What is albedo
What is IUP (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)