Food and Agriculture Vocabulary

2. the surface layer of the soil, which is usually richer in organic matter than the subsoil is
4. a poison used to destroy pests, such as insects, rodents, or weeds
5. a disorder of nutrition that results when a person does not consume enough of each nutrients that are needed by the human body
6. domesticated animals that are raised to be used on a farm or ranch
9. describes organisms that have been bred and managed for human use
10. a mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner
11. the accumulation of salts in soil
12. a process in which the materials of Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away
14. the type and amount of food that a person eats
15. a cud-chewing-mammal that has a three or four chamber stomach
16. the amount of crops produced per unit area

1. the process by which human activities or climatic changes make arid or semiarid areas more desert like
3. the use of certain organisms by humans to eliminate or control pest
7. the raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans
8. widespread malnutrition and starvation in an area due to a shortage of food, usually caused by a catastrophic event
13. catching or removing from a population more organisms than the population can replace