Across
- 7. revolution, the transformation in agricultural practices in many parts of the developing world between 1940 and the 1960s.
- 10. grabbing, large-scale land acquisitions to produce agricultural commodities.
- 12. radiation, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun
- 13. modified foods, foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally.
- 14. state of a species being native to a single defined geographic location
- 15. concentrations of salts in water or soils
- 17. A measure of the reflectivity of a surface
- 20. the agricultural practice of growing a single crop plant or livestock species variety or breed in a field or farming system at a time
- 24. the application of water to land in order to supply crops and other plants with necessary water
- 26. international unit for measuring atmospheric or barometric pressure
- 28. a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth
- 29. food or farming methods produced without the use of chemicals
Down
- 1. cycle, continuous circulation of water within the Earth's hydrosphere
- 2. large-scale capital-intensive commercial farming
- 3. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- 4. earthen structures that intercept runoff on moderate to steep slopes
- 5. the practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations.
- 6. a geographic area where organisms and weather and landscape work together to form a bubble of life
- 8. definition of food security, When all people have reliable access to sufficient and affordable and nutritious food to support a healthy life
- 9. the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator
- 11. equilibrium, If inputs and outputs within a coastal system are the same
- 16. A piece of land that is normally used for farming but that is left with no crops on it for a season in order to let it recover its fertility
- 18. the farming of aquatic organisms with some sort of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production
- 19. stocks, the stock of food a country has
- 21. a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
- 22. rotation, the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land
- 23. lines on a weather map joining together places of equal atmospheric pressure
- 25. flow, refers to the movement of nutrients from one location to another
- 27. The parts of the land and sea and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live