Agriculture

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  1. 4. _______ and _______ are relatively inexpensive sources of protein and carbohydrates. They were introduced by indigenous Hispanic peoples and adapted to the local climate and soil conditions, becoming staples in the diet.
  2. 6. What is the first step of design thinking?
  3. 8. You decide to collect data on the amount of sediment in different areas of a stream (12, 15, 25, 10, 15, 21, 12, 16) and the corresponding number of salamanders observed (5, 4, 0, 3, 6, 1, 6, 4). What would be the independent variable in this investigation?
  4. 10. The farm keeps cows, horses, and sheep. There are 37 cows, which is 25 more than the sheep. There are seven times fewer horses than cows and sheep combined. How many animals do they keep on the farm together?
  5. 11. Ms. Chipman and Mr. Parris harvested 117,544 pounds of winter wheat off the Stone Ranch. There are sixty pounds in a bushel. They planted 24.4 acres of winter wheat. How many bushels per acre did the crop yield?
  6. 12. The term “Hindu” is a mispronunciation of the Sanskrit word for river, and was applied to the people that lived near a particular river in what is now Northwest India. What is the name of that river (where the Hindu civilization began)?
  7. 13. The application of fertilizers for agriculture can lead to an overgrowth of algae in lakes and streams. This can decrease the levels of _______, which can negatively impact species abundance and biodiversity?
  8. 17. The application of fertilizers and pesticides for agriculture would be classified as which of the five threats to biodiversity?
  9. 18. A sustainable way to obtain fresh food, leveraging the richness of biodiversity and natural resources in these regions. Connected to Hispanic celebrations and cultural traditions, contributing to identity and the preservation of traditional food practices.
  10. 19. In foraging communities, ________ typically were in charge of gathering.
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  1. 1. What lifestyle is associated with stable but less diverse diets?
  2. 2. You have a triangular area to keep baby goats. All sides of the area are equal length. You want to build a fence to keep them safe from predators. What angle will all corners of the fence be?
  3. 3. What is the term used for the period when humans primarily used stone tools?
  4. 5. An invasive species found frequently in this area that was originally brought over from Japan to feed cattle.
  5. 7. You have an enclosure to house your pigs. The pen has 2 sides that are 5ft and 1 side is 9 feet. What type of shape is your pen? BE SPECIFIC
  6. 9. There are 3/4 as many cows as pigs on an animal farm. If there are 35 pigs and cows on the farm, how many of them are pigs?
  7. 14. Most Hindus and Buddhists are vegetarian because of their reverence for all life. What is the term for this belief?
  8. 15. How large could a typical foraging community be?
  9. 16. The main ingredient in many Latin American dishes, which is used to make tortillas, arepas, and many other staples.
  10. 20. For most of the time modern humans have existed, their primary way of life was as _________ foragers.