What is Ag?
Across
- 3. How many U.S. farmers does it take to feed 155 people? (hint: you are going to need to spell the number out.)
- 4. Today, ______________________ leads in plant-based fiber production
- 6. One event to cause our population to decrease is a natural ___________.
- 7. The plant and animal materials used to make fabric and clothing.
- 9. The two animal fibers we discussed in class were __________ and silk.
- 14. Something, such as a forest, a mineral deposit, or fresh water, that is found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans.
- 15. The production of many different types of food and fiber, utilizing a variety of methods.
- 16. The current human population of the world (hint: for this answer, you are going to need to spell the number out.)
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- 1. The total number of human beings on our planet.
- 2. There are 4 main universal crops. Those crops are wheat, oats, rice, and ________. Which crop is missing?
- 5. One event to cause our population to increase is modern ___________.
- 8. In 1776, what percentage of the population farmed? (hint: for this answer, you are going to need to spell the number out.)
- 10. Does agriculture look different around the world?
- 11. True or False: Natural resources exist in an unlimited supply.
- 12. The diet of people around the world, both direct items like fruits and vegetables, to livestock feed which in turn provides meat for people.
- 13. True or False: Agriculture is the largest industry in the U.S. employing over 20 million people.