The Basics
What is planting trees
All horizons of soil are located in the...
What is crust
3 ways of helping with soil management
What is ally cropping, crop rotation, shelterbelts, contour farming, intercropping or no till/reduced till
No till/reduced till
What is leaving the old crop and panting the new crop into the remains of last years crop. Not tilling up the soil.
What is the main area magma comes out of the volcano
What does soil provide for the rest of the world?
What is LIFE
Loam is...
What is equal parts silt, sand and clay
Ally cropping is...
What is very thin strip cropping of fruits and vegetables between rows of trees
Overgrazing...
What is allowing animals to eat/graze in one field too much instead of rotating them to different crops
Side Vent...
What is a smaller area on the side of a volcano where magma flows out of
What is weathering
Best type of soil for plants
What is loam soil
crop rotation is...
What is alternating between the crops you plant in a given area each year
Over cultivating
What is over tilling/over use of the soil
Rock that forms on the inside after a volcanic eruption
What is intrusive igneous rock
Why is high amounts of humus good for plants
What is holds moisture better
What is sandy loam soil
Shelterbelts are...
Rows of trees around crop planting
Contour farming....
What is planting around the hill in circles and contouring the hill instead of planting up and down the hill in rows
Rock that forms on the outside after a volcanic eruption
What is extrusive igneous rock
What is humus?
What is compost
The best type of soil for cereals, wheat and grains
What is clay loam soil?
Intercropping Is...
Planting rows of different plants in the same area (rotating between these plants, 2 rows of carrots, 2 rows of beans)
How mountains are formed
What is two plates with continents on top colliding and forming a mountain