Rural Geography crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Soil that has lost its vital nutrients due to over-farming, heavy reliance on artificial fertilizers, and high yields.
  2. 5. Natural inputs that influence a farm, such as temperature, rainfall, and soil quality.
  3. 8. A type of farming where the farm size is small compared to the large amount of money spent and labor required.
  4. 9. A farming practice where farmers move from one location to another rather than remaining permanently in one place.
  5. 11. The money required to set up, run, and invest in a farm's infrastructure.
  6. 19. The human work and physical effort required to run a farm.
  7. 20. The artificial application of water to crops to help them grow, allowing multiple crops to be harvested in a single year.
  8. 21. A type of farming where the farm size is large compared to the amount of money spent and the number of people working on it e.g. hill sheep farming
  9. 22. farmland used for growing crops
  10. 24. Official laws, subsidies, or programs enacted by governments that directly affect farming practices (2).
Down
  1. 1. The collective introduction of high-yielding crop varieties, artificial fertilizers, and mass irrigation to boost food production (2)
  2. 3. Chemicals used to control and destroy unwanted weeds that compete with crop growth.
  3. 4. The practice of branching out into alternative economic activities on a farm to generate extra income.
  4. 6. Farming that remains permanently in one place over a long period.
  5. 7. Nutrients (often artificial or chemical) added to soil to increase its fertility and stimulate crop growth.
  6. 10. Growing crops or rearing animals primarily for sale and profit.
  7. 12. Chemical substances used to destroy insects or other pests harmful to cultivated plants.
  8. 13. Crossbred plants designed to yield better results, though their seeds are often not self-fertile.
  9. 14. Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and family but not enough for sale.
  10. 15. Man-made inputs put into a farm, such as labor, machinery, and capital.
  11. 16. Specially bred seeds varieties developed to dramatically increase crop output (such as wheat and rice varieties).
  12. 17. The movement of people from countryside areas into overcrowded cities, often driven by agricultural unemployment (3).
  13. 18. farmland used for the grazing of sheep and cattle
  14. 23. Crops that have been scientifically altered to increase yields, resist disease, or withstand climate extreme (2)