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FOOD
HUNGER
SOIL
FARMING
POTPOURI
100
What is a CAFO?
What is a Confined Animal Feeding Lot
100
What percentage of adult Americans are overweight? 14% 34% 64% 94%
What is 64%
100
The upper most layer of soil consisting of mineral particles and organic matter is called _______________.
What is topsoil.
100
The process that happens when pesticide residue evaporates from soil & water in warm areas and condenses & precipitates in colder regions is called the __________________ ______________________.
What is Grasshopper Effect.
100
What is a locavore?
What is someone that eats locally.
200
What happens to the majority of corn and soybeans produced in the U.S.?
What is it is used as livestock feed.
200
If fishing demands continue at the current rate, by which year will the world's major fisheries collapse? 2025 2050 2100 2150
What is 2050.
200
The parent material layer of soil is composed of weathered _________________.
What is rock.
200
A product labeled "organic" may have up to _______________% non-organic ingredients.
What is 5%.
200
Using the minimum amount of chemical pesticides is the goal of _____________ ____________ _________________.
What is Integrated Pest Management. (IPM)
300
Organisms that are engineered for pest resistance and weed control are called ______________________.
What are GMO's? (Genetically modified organisms)
300
Why is meat consumption a good indicator of a country's wealth?
What is it is expensive to produce.
300
What are the 3 components of soil texture from largest to smallest grain size?
What are sand, silt, and clay.
300
Describe the process of eutrophication.
What is excess nutrients from land runoff enter a body of water causing an algae bloom which subsequently leads to a loss of oxygen (fish & other orgs die)
300
List the soil horizons in the correct order from the top down.
What is O, A, E, B, C, R
400
What are the 3 main crops that humans rely on?
What are wheat, rice, and corn.
400

The agricultural practice of growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species at one time.

What is monoculture

400
What type of soil particles are sticky, elastic, and impermeable?
What is clay.
400
Contour plowing and planting cover crops are methods to prevent _____________ and ____________ loss.
What are water / soil.
400
Monsanto's Round-Up Ready crops are engineered to tolerate _________________.
What are herbicides.
500
The ability of a population to obtain food on a day to day basis is known as _____________ _______________.
What is food security.
500

Malnourishment can occur if people consume too much fat & _________________ and not enough vitamins & _________________.

What is sugar / protein

500
What are the approximate percentages of most soils' contents?
What are minerals (45%), organic matter (5%), air (25%), and water (25%).
500
The replacement of traditional and native varieties of food crops by new varieties is known as the _________________ _______________________.
What is the Green Revolution.
500
DDT accumulation had a negative impact on North America's birds by ________________________.
What is thinning their eggshells.