Land and Water Use

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Across
  1. 2. fishing technique that destroys the seafloor habitat by rototilling the seabed
  2. 5. the increase of salt concentration in the earth
  3. 6. growing and fattening cattle until they reach slaughter weight
  4. 7. growing a single crop at a time
  5. 10. growing multiple crops at a time
  6. 14. the act of keeping something in existence
  7. 15. uses knowledge of pests and pest control to manage pest damage safely and economically
  8. 18. process of improving or correcting a situation
  9. 20. DNA is inserted into the genome of an organism
  10. 22. bringing something back to former condition
  11. 23. wild or forested land is clear cut and remaining vegetables are burned
  12. 24. grazing too many livestock for a period in which land is unable to recover its vegetation
  13. 25. individuals overconsuming a resource at society's expense
  14. 29. unplanned urban development that creates a low-density environment
  15. 30. cutting down every tree in an area
  16. 33. forests that have developed for a long period without disturbance
  17. 34. meeting a generation's needs without depleting resources needed for future generations
  18. 35. pesticides which form a gas and are toxic to various organisms when applied
  19. 36. commercial fishing method that uses many baited hooks on a single line
Down
  1. 1. compounds containing chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen
  2. 3. reducing risk of loss from an unfavorable event
  3. 4. excessive saturation of a root zone, decreasing available oxygen
  4. 8. derived from living things, such as plants and animals
  5. 9. greatly increased food production through its reforms, mainly with wheat and rice
  6. 11. naturally occuring compounds that control various agricultural pests
  7. 12. ecological degradation in which fertile land becomes arid and loses productivity
  8. 13. toxic chemicals that are persistent in the environment and adversely affect human and environmental health
  9. 16. the cultivation of aquatic organisms in controlled environments, mainly for commercial use
  10. 17. synthetically derived chemicals and minerals from the earth
  11. 19. clearing a wide area of trees
  12. 21. made through the esterification process and poisons insects and mammals
  13. 26. a large wall of netting deployed around an area of fish
  14. 27. food grown and processed without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
  15. 28. fishing technique where nets are suspended into water, just below the surface
  16. 31. farming method where animals roam freely outdoors
  17. 32. increase of people living in towns and cities