Land & soil
What farming practice helps prevent soil erosion by keeping the ground covered?
What is cover cropping?
Fertilizer runoff often ends up in this type of water source.
What are rivers, lakes, or streams?
Agriculture contributes to climate change by releasing these gases.
What are greenhouse gases?
Clearing land for farming can destroy animal homes, known as _____.
What is habitat loss?
What happens when soil loses nutrients due to repeated planting without rest?
What is soil depletion?
Excess nutrients in water can cause algae blooms, a process called _____.
What is eutrophication?
Livestock like cows release this gas during digestion.
What is methane?
Pesticides can harm helpful insects such as _____.
What are pollinators (like bees)?
This farming method involves rotating crops to improve soil health.
What is crop rotation?
Animal waste from large farms can pollute water if not managed properly. What is this waste called?
What is manure?
This farming practice helps reduce carbon emissions by limiting soil disturbance.
What is no-till farming?
This term describes the variety of life in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
Overgrazing by livestock can cause this environmental problem.
What is soil erosion?
This irrigation method saves water by delivering it directly to plant roots.
What is drip irrigation?
Agriculture accounts for a significant portion of this global environmental issue.
What is climate change?
Planting hedgerows helps wildlife by providing food and _____.
What is shelter?
This conservation practice involves plowing along land contours instead of straight lines.
What is contour farming?
What federal law protects water quality in the U.S. from agricultural pollution?
What is the Clean Water Act?
Planting trees on farms to improve air quality and capture carbon is called _____.
What is agroforestry?
Describe wildlife.
any nondomesticated living organism existing in a natural or managed setting