Across
- 1. The agricultural revolution that was born out of science, research and technology.
- 4. The process of applying controlled amounts of water to crops.
- 5. Invention that planted and covered seeds quickly and resulted in an increase yield per acre. (2 words)
- 8. invention that provided inexpensive fencing to keep livestock in grazing areas. (2 words)
- 9. A process by which humans use engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed. (3 words)
- 11. The agricultural revolution that began in the 1700s and used the advances of the Industrial Revolution to increase food supplies.
- 12. A technique of planting different crops in a specific sequence on the same plot of land. (2 words)
Down
- 2. The process of breeding two plants that have desirable characteristics to produce a single seed with both characteristics.
- 3. Invention that reduced human labor, increased amounts of crops grown per acre and increased size of farms. (2 words)
- 6. The reaper/harvester that increased harvest and reduced human labor.
- 7. Invention that increased storage space and food supply. (2 words)
- 9. The agricultural revolution caused by advances in plant biology in the mid-20th century.
- 10. A series of laws enacted by the British government that enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use. (2 words)