Unit 5 Terms

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Across
  1. 4. A lack of reliable access to sufficient quantities of food
  2. 6. A farming organization owned by its members
  3. 9. business activities involved in modern farming and food production
  4. 10. The clearing of forests to create farmland
  5. 13. An area within a city typically containing retail and office buildings
  6. 15. The conversion of productive land into desert-like conditions
  7. 16. The long-term average weather conditions in an area
  8. 19. A climate type with very little precipitation
  9. 21. An area lacking access to fresh, healthy food options
Down
  1. 1. practice of raising aquatic organisms for food
  2. 2. A starchy root crop common in tropical regions
  3. 3. The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat
  4. 4. A direct-to-consumer market where farmers sell their products
  5. 5. Large-scale animal feeding facility
  6. 7. A fuel produced from renewable plant materials
  7. 8. An animal that has been adapted for human use over time
  8. 11. Plants grown specifically to be sold rather than used by the grower
  9. 12. The first region where agriculture began, located in the Middle East
  10. 14. A farming approach that prioritizes traditional methods
  11. 17. Chemical substances used in agriculture like pesticides and fertilizers
  12. 18. An underground layer of water-bearing rock
  13. 20. Growing two crops in the same field during one growing season
  14. 22. Areas in water bodies with very low oxygen levels