Across
- 5. rapid diffusion(spread)of new agricultural technology, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizers, that occurred in the 1950's nd 1960's
- 7. dietary energy consumption that is continuously below minimum requirement for maintaining a healthy life and carrying out light physical activity
- 10. a system of planting crops on ridge tops in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation
- 11. a living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material through the use of modern biotechnology
- 14. the time when human beings first domesticated plant and animals and no longer relied entirely on hunting and gathering. Began in approximately 10,000 BCE
- 15. a patch of land cleared for planting through slashing and burning
Down
- 1. agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm
- 2. the most productive farmland
- 3. the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil
- 4. the deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain
- 6. degradation of land, especially semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions such as excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting, also known as semi-arid land degredation
- 8. the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers
- 9. capturing the fish faster than they can reproduce
- 12. any plant gathered from field s harvest during a particular season
- 13. security physical, social, and economic access at all times to safe and nutritious food sufficient to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life