Across
- 5. cultivation Farmers clear land and grow crops for a few years until soil loses fertility
- 8. agriculture Farming mainly to sell food for profit
- 10. cropping Growing two crops on the same field in one year
- 12. How farmers manipulate water for agricultural purposes
- 14. agriculture A type of farming that uses a lot of labor or resources in a small area
- 16. Revolution The spread of new farming technologies that boosted food production
- 17. Growing only one type of crop in a large area, can make farms more vulnerable to pests
- 18. farming Growing just enough food to support the farmer and their family
Down
- 1. The process of modifying plants or animals for human use
- 2. nomadism A way of life where people move with their animals to find fresh pastures
- 3. Thünen model A theory that explains how distance from a city affects the type of farming done there
- 4. When farmland turns into desert due to overuse or other negative factors
- 6. crop and livestock farming Farmers grow crops and also raise animals and use the crops to feed the livestock
- 7. agriculture A type of farming in tropical areas where cash crops are grown for sale
- 9. agriculture Farming that uses large areas of land and less yields
- 11. Making mountain slopes flat to prevent soil erosion and water runoff
- 13. Large farming that's connected to the entire food-production industry
- 15. deserts Areas where people have little or no access to affordable and healthy food
- 16. Modified Organisms Crops that have been changed in a lab to grow better and to have better resistance