APES Unit 6

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Across
  1. 2. Type of crops planted over areas of field or pasture during crop rotation or with crops
  2. 4. The most overfed, malnourished country in the world
  3. 10. Type of farming that uses polycultures, relies more on small mechanical tools and animal power, natural fertilizers like compost, no large scale irrigation
  4. 12. Type of farming that uses forms of sustainable farming and agribusiness
  5. 14. Grow more than one crop in the same field at the same time
  6. 15. Growing fish and shellfish in sea pens or tanks
Down
  1. 1. Growing two different crops (ex. Corn and squash) in the same plot at the same time
  2. 3. is a significant world issue that leads to fishery collapse
  3. 4. Name of land that is available for farming
  4. 5. Type of farming that uses monocultures, machines, large scale irrigation fixtures, chemical fertilizers and pesticides with the goal of producing the highest yield and profit
  5. 6. Type of grazing where you move herds over long distances to reduce overgrazing and allow plants in one area to recover before being grazed again
  6. 7. Widespread food shortage and mass starvation
  7. 8. When people catch non-target species including juveniles, sharks, turtles, whales/dolphins/seals
  8. 9. Planting more than one species in the area
  9. 11. planting strips of crops between rows of trees or shrubs to reduce runoff/erosion
  10. 13. The type of food made by splicing chromosomes from multiple species together to create a new breed with desirable characteristics