AP HuG Ch. 10 Crossword Poozle

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Across
  1. 5. rapid diffusion of now agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers
  2. 10. farming methods that preserve long-term productivity of land and minimize pollution, typically by rotating soil-restoring crops and reducing inputs of fertilizer and pesticides
  3. 13. a patch of land cleared for planting via slashing and burning
  4. 14. the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil
  5. 16. Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
  6. 17. a flooded field for growing rice (you know, the pretty grass circles that look like tiny lakes)
  7. 19. degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting. Also know as semiarid land degradation
  8. 21. an area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain
Down
  1. 1. a form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
  2. 2. the growing of fruits, vegetables , and flowers
  3. 3. agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and their family
  4. 4. a form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expand a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land
  5. 6. commercial agriculture characterized by the integration of different steps in the food-processing industry, usually through ownership
  6. 7. a large form of in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale
  7. 8. a form of subsistence agriculture in which people shift activity from one field to another; each field is used for crops for a few years and left fallow for a relatively long period
  8. 9. the sensual migration of livestock between mountains and low land pastures
  9. 11. the time when human beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering
  10. 12. harvesting twice a year from the same field
  11. 15. commercial gardening and fruit farming so named because "truck" was a Middle English word meaning "bartering" or "exchange of commodities"
  12. 18. a system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation
  13. 20. the area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied