History
The practice of farming crops and livestock to use for food, textiles, and other purposes
Agriculture
The third largest lake in the United States which could disappear in the next few years
The Great Salt Lake
The process of shooting water into the ground at high speeds to help retrieve oil
Fracking
The responsible management and conservation of natural resources to make life better for future generations
Sustainability
The mountain range located in the eastern United States
Appalachian Mountains
The system farmers use to lead water directly to their crops
Irrigation
The city in Utah, home to millions, which desperately relies on their nearby lake
Salt Lake City
The natural disaster made more dangerous by fracking
Earthquakes
The type of farming where natural landscapes are clear-cut and replaced with commercial plants
Plantation Farming
A religion that you have to be born into
Ethnic Religion
The practice of planting different crops in the same location each season
Crop Rotation
Industries in Utah that could be affected by the disappearance of its largest lake
Skiing, Real Estate, Tourism
The type of mining which creates a huge pit and destroys everything around the mine
Strip Mining (Open-Pit Mining)
The act of fishing too much in one area without giving the population time to bounce back
Overfishing
The genocide in Africa which about a million Tutsi people
Rwandan Genocide
Crops that have been altered by scientists to be disease and drought resistant
GMOs (genetically modified organisms)
The year that the third largest lake in the United States was originally predicted to disappear by
2028
The process of cutting down trees without replanting them
Deforestation
A sustainable solution for cutting down too many trees
Bamboo
The system used in India where segregates people into social levels, the lowest being known as the untouchables
The Caste System
The period that saw the introduction of pesticides, fertilizers, and new irrigation technology
The Green Revolution
Who could be affected by the collapse of the largest lake in Utah?
Local wildlife (fish, birds, etc.)
Humans, both in-state and out-of-state
The process of making a place more desert-like
Desertification
The trade that encourages the cutting down of too many trees
International Lumber Trade
The model used to predict how populations will change over time
Demographic Transition Model