Apes unit 5 Review

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Across
  1. 4. Partially decomposed organic plant and animal matter used as a soil conditioner or fertilizer
  2. 5. type of farmingn which a planting surface is made by plowing land, breaking up the exposed soil, and then smoothing the surface
  3. 6. new water added to the aquifer
  4. 10. Concentrations of particular aquatic species suitable for commercial harvesting in a given ocean area or inland body of water
  5. 13. land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around crops
  6. 16. Chemical that kills fungi
  7. 18. cropping the planting of usualy 2 crops in alternating rows
  8. 19. the plowing and planting across the changing slope of land instead of in straight lines
  9. 22. Short for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
  10. 24. cultivation that involves cutting and clear vegitationin an area then buring the are
  11. 26. agriculture practice that grows cropsithout disturbing the soil through tillage
  12. 28. he loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation
  13. 31. type of organic fertilizer from cows
  14. 33. the measure of alethal dose; value refers to amount need toto kill half the members of a tested population
  15. 34. the planting of land with differing crops throughout the year in order to reduce soil depletion
  16. 36. Chemical that kills a plant or inhibits its growth.
  17. 38. The process of cutting down all the trees in an area at once
  18. 39. removal of a SINGLE tree among many
  19. 42. Accumulation of salts in soil that can eventually make the soil unable to support plant growth.
  20. 43. irrigation method water is pumped from a well into an apparatus that contains a series of spray nozzles that spray water across the field
  21. 44. the process by which vegetation in drylands i.e. arid and semi-arid lands, such as grasslands or shrublands, decreases and eventually disappears
  22. 47. plantng on short teep vertial dr ops, typically does ner mountains
  23. 48. Multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops together
  24. 49. Treadmill situation in which it becomes necessary for a farmer to continue using pesticides regularly because they have become an indispensable part of an agricultural cycle
  25. 50. Cultivation of a single crop
Down
  1. 1. Farming Farming just enought food for you and your family to eat
  2. 2. rowing and harvesting of fish and shellfish for human use
  3. 3. oil of clay and sand containing humus
  4. 7. A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
  5. 8. Maximum Sustainable Yield,max amount that can be harvested without compromising future availability of that resource
  6. 9. irrigation method; water is distributed over the soil surface by gravity
  7. 11. the uppermost layer of soil
  8. 12. irrigation method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
  9. 14. the removal of select trees in an area
  10. 15. Substance that adds inorganic or organic plant nutrients to soil
  11. 17. the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure
  12. 20. dry, open grasslands; primarily used for cattle grazing
  13. 21. over saturation of soil with water
  14. 23. Widespread malnutrition and starvation in a particular area
  15. 25. Confined outdoor or indoor space used to raise hundreds to thousands of domesticated livestock.
  16. 27. chemical that kills insects
  17. 29. geneticallly modified organism
  18. 30. irrigation method where farmer digs trenches along the crop rows and fills them with water
  19. 32. Any chemical designed to kill or inhibit the growth of an organism that people consider undesirable
  20. 35. Destruction of vegetation caused by too many grazing animals consuming the plants in a particular area so they cannot recover
  21. 37. ccurs when surface water or wind peel off fairly thin sheets or layers of soil
  22. 40. The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
  23. 41. type fertilizer of commercially prepared mixture of plant nutrients such as nitrates, phosphates, and potassium applied to the soil to restore fertility and increase crop yields.
  24. 45. stands forintegrated pest management
  25. 46. unwanted organism