APES UNIT 5 VOCAB

6. the production of aquatic organisms under controlled conditions throughout part or all their lifecycle
8. farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a barren and waste-filled field
12. a form of mining that is employed to strip away a layer or seam of soil, natural vegetation, and rocks
13. a shallow water table aquifer surrounded by sand, silt, clay, and gravel located beneath the Great Plains in the United States
14. the method of applying water to a controlled manner in that is similar to rainfall
17. a period of time that research and technology increased agricultural production to address hunger and food insecurity
18. the harvest of a specific (self-renewing) natural resource
19. the total area of land required to sustain an activity or population
20. crops that don't need to be replanted each year
21. a deposit in Earth's crust of one or more valuable minerals

1. an industrial-sized livestock operation
2. a process involving placing tubing with emitters on the ground along side the plants which then slowly drip water into the soil at the root zone
3. an animal, plant, or microbe (organisms) whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques
4. an irrigation where farmers flow water down small trenches running between their crops
5. method of extracting minerals near the surface of the Earth
7. the process by which water-soluble salts accumulate in the soil
9. an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices
10. an economic problem where the individual consumes a resource at the expense of society
11. the practice of flooding land with generous amounts of water to grow crops
15. a soil conservation practice applied to prevent rainfall runoff on sloping land from accumulating and causing serious erosion.
16. an agricultural technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage