Apes chapter 11

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Across
  1. 4. when water is unable to drain away. This leaves no air spaces in the saturated soil, and plant roots literally drown.
  2. 6. the increase of salt concentration in soil
  3. 7. the practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land
  4. 9. Insecticides that kill a wide range of insects, including natural enemies
  5. 10. fertilizer those composed of the synthesized chemicals of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
  6. 13. the continuing existence of certain insecticides in the environment
  7. 17. animal fat that is eaten
  8. 18. when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs
  9. 20. a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields
  10. 23. A condition in which the blood doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells
  11. 24. a substance used for killing insects.
  12. 27. farmers get caught on the treadmill as they are forced to use more and increasingly toxic chemicals
  13. 28. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
  14. 29. a form of malnutrition arising from excessive intake of nutrients
  15. 30. when the structure of the marine community changes radically
Down
  1. 1. the large-scale, intensive production of crops and animals, often involving chemical fertilizers
  2. 2. a change in the sensitivity of a pest population to a pesticide, resulting in the failure of a correct application of the pesticide
  3. 3. a fertilizer derived from organic material subject to the completion cycle of biological degradation processes
  4. 5. not properly nourished; suffering from malnutrition.
  5. 8. agriculture conducted on commercial principles
  6. 11. a proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production.
  7. 12. the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.
  8. 14. active on specific pest species but have minimal impact on non-target organisms such as beneficials
  9. 15. a place where fish are reared for commercial purposes.
  10. 16. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
  11. 18. insecurity when there is not a secure food source
  12. 19. lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough food or not eating enough food
  13. 21. measures that keep prices for customers below market levels
  14. 22. food made from oats and other seeds
  15. 25. the state of being extremely poor.
  16. 26. extreme scarcity of food.