Food Production

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Across
  1. 2. plowing surface to break up and expose the soil
  2. 4. planting strips of crops between rows of trees or shrubs
  3. 5. monocultures, machines, large scale irrigation fixtures
  4. 6. conversion of productive, arable lands to desert
  5. 7. non-target species being caught and thrown back either dead or dying
  6. 10. decline of fish pop. by 90% or more
  7. 11. erosion moves soil from one area and deposits it in another
  8. 15. "high density farming"
  9. 16. widespread food shortage and mass starvation
  10. 18. undernutrition from chronic hunger
  11. 19. saturating the soil, prevents plant roots from absorbing oxygen
Down
  1. 1. moving herds over long distances to reduce overgrazing
  2. 3. polycultures, relies more on small mechanical tools and animal power
  3. 8. land available for farming
  4. 9. not getting a balanced diet
  5. 12. loss of arable land due to erosion, deforestation, urbanization, overgrazing, etc.
  6. 13. as water evaporates it leaves behind a salty crust in top layers of soil
  7. 14. when people do not have adequate access to food for all or part of the year
  8. 17. reduced plowing between plantings, reduces erosion and creates compost