Across
- 2. the minimum amount to sustain life
- 4. water contamination and depletion
- 5. farming
- 6. soil erosion, biodiversity loss, ground and surface water contamination
- 10. A form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area.
- 11. end the open field system in England and thus begin the agricultural revolution
- 13. Canada and the Western US
- 14. The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
- 16. A nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food.
- 18. diseases like malaria and small pox traveled from ____ to _____
- 19. use of little labor and capital to increase agricultural productivity
- 20. The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops.
- 21. plantation farming found in this type of climate
Down
- 1. revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations.
- 3. Revolution The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.
- 7. Asia Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region
- 8. - increased crop yields and saved millions of people from starvation in India and Pakistan
- 9. tools and equipment were modified, methods of soil preparation, fertilization, crop care, and harvesting improved the general organization of agriculture made more efficient
- 12. system the system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land
- 15. Having enough to sell
- 17. Uses many inputs
