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Sustainable Agriculture
Factory Farms
The Fishing Industry
History of Agriculture
Locations in Canada
100
Agricultural production that can be maintained with no harm to the environment is called this
What is sustainable agriculture
100
This is how many chickens are normally stacked in a cage similar to the one Mrs. Page brought in to class
What is four
100
Fishing is this kind of natural resource
What is renewable
100
Farming here in 1840-1915 greatly increased food production
What is the North American Grasslands
100
Salmon Fishing
What is the Pacific Coast
200
Slope of hillsides, and no freezing in mild winters, heavy winter rains washing away soils is an example of this
What is erosion
200
Large-scale operations which house thousands of animals for food are called this
What are Factory Farms
200
Cod, pollock, haddock and halibut are examples of this type of fish
What is groundfish
200
This was the first major agricultural development, a better alternative to using sticks to dig holes
What is the plow
200
Wheat, cattle and oil seed crops
What is the Interior Plains
300
Leaving fields bare every other year to prevent erosion is called this
What is summer fallowing
300
This is the reason animals are given antibiotics and pesticides resulting in sickness of the animals
What is overcrowding
300
These two ocean currents meet at the Grand Banks
What are the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current
300
Technological advances during the Industrial Revolution (modern machinery, windmills, wagons, irrigation) is called this
What is Industrialization
300
This western region is a major fruit growing area, including many vineyards
What is The Okanagan Valley
400
This natural fertilizer can be used instead of chemical fertilizers
What is manure
400
Pollution of these two factors results directly from hog farms and poultry farms
What is soil and water
400
This environmental factor may be contributing to the lowering salmon populations in BC
What is Climate Change
400
Choosing better animals or plants to breed with others to produce superior crops is called this
What is selective breeding
400
Some of the best soils for fruit and vegetable farming is here
What is the St. Lawrence Lowlands
500
Limiting the use of this will ensure more bees and pollinating insects will survive to help our crops grow
What are pesticides
500
This alternative to factory farms ensures animals have access to open space, and the ability to act like the animals they are.
What is "free-run"
500
These lakes are the major site of Canada’s freshwater fisheries
What are the Great Lakes
500
The introduction of western style farming in the developing world was called this
What is the Green Revolution
500
Rick Mercer visited a potato farm here
What is P.E.I