Farming
Irrigation
Fishing
Vocab
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100
This type of cropping involves planting rows of trees and shrubs to protect an area from wind
What are windbreaks
100
This type of irrigation has the lowest water loss
What is drip irrigation
100
This method of fishing uses a boat dragging a large net along the ocean floor.
What is a trawler?
100
This type of farming avoids synthetic chemicals.
What is organic agriculture?
100
The thing that decreased because of the First Green Revolution.
What is the loss of agrobiodiversity?
200
This cropping practice involves alternating crops on the same land to improve soil fertility
What is crop rotation
200
This refers to an underground layer of rock and sediment that holds and transmits groundwater
What is an aquifer
200
The method with a long central line with baited hooks.
What is longlining?
200
This happens when too much irrigation water raises the water table and drowns plant roots.
What is water logging?
200
This is the biggest source of water pollution
What is agriculture
300
This type of cropping is called...
What is alley cropping
300
This type of irrigation leads to the most water loss
What is flood irrigation
300
The practice of raising fish and aquatic organisms in controlled environments.
What is aquaculture?
300
This term describes when people consistently do not get enough calories or nutrients to maintain health.
What is chronic malnutrition?
300
The tool used to classify soil types.
What is a soil texture triangle?
400
This type of cropping leads to deforestation and habitat loss
What is slash-and-burn cropping
400
Over-irrigation can lead to this buildup of salts in the soil
What is salinization
400
A consequence of overfishing.
What is wild fish and biodiversity depletion?
400
This method of growing crops involves cultivating one type of plant over a large area.
What is monoculture?
400
Carbon dioxide, methane, and N2O are results from the production of...
What is meat
500
This is the most enviormentally damaging way of cropping
What is monoculture
500
This method is likely to lose water to evaporation
What is sprinkler irrigation
500
A region where fish are naturally abundant and harvested.
What is a fishery?
500
This method involves biological, chemical, and cultural techniques to minimize pesticide use.
What is integrated pest management?
500
Overuse of nitrogen based fertilizers leads to...
What are dead zones