Across
- 2. used in areas with nutrient poor soils. It involves planting an area for a few years until the land is depleted of nutrients and then moving to another area and repeating the process.
- 4. the cycle of pesticide development followed by pest resistance, followed by development of a new pesticide.
- 5. used in areas with nutrient poor soils. It involves planting an area for a few years until the land is depleted of nutrients and then moving to another area and repeating the process.
- 6. industrial agriculture where labor is reduced, and machinery is used.
- 7. implies building homes for families of different economic levels next to one another in close proximity to their daily requirements.
- 8. the decline of a fish population by 90% or more.
- 9. plowing and harvesting parallel to the land to prevent erosion.
- 11. a food shortage occurs when there is insufficient food production, such as when crops fail due to drought, pests, or excessive precipitation.
- 12. outlines how the developer will address concerns raised by the projects impact on the environment.
- 14. removing single trees or relatively small numbers of trees from a forest.
- 19. two or more crop species are planted in the same field at the same time.
- 20. When soil is degraded by agriculture to the point at which they are no longer productive.
- 21. fertilizers fertilizers that are produced commercially. This is usually done by combusting natural gas, which allows nitrogen from the atmosphere to be fixed and captured in fertilizer.
- 22. food intake or eating behaviors are disrupted as a due to the lack of money or other resources.
- 25. when the small amounts of salts in irrigation water become highly concentrated on the soil surface through evaporation.
- 26. is the sociological process through which a formerly functional city, or a portion of a city, degenerates and decays.
- 28. worldwide, between 1950 and 1970, increases in crop yields resulted from the use of new crop varieties and the application of modern agriculture techniques.
- 29. prices for customers are kept below market levels, while prices for suppliers are kept above market levels, and costs for customers and suppliers are reduced.
Down
- 1. some pesticides are found to build up over time in the fatty tissues of predators.
- 3. areas surrounding metropolitan centers with low population densities
- 6. rotating crops species from season to season.
- 10. production of crops without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
- 13. pesticide that breaks down relatively rapidly, usually in weeks to months.
- 15. moving herds of animals to find productive feeding grounds
- 16. intercropping trees with vegetables.
- 17. producing enough food to feed the world’s population without destroying the land, polluting the environment, or reducing biodiversity.
- 18. relates to the idea that expanding roadway capacity encourages more people to drive, resulting in a failure to alleviate traffic congestion.
- 23. like suburban areas but are not connected to any central city or densely populated area.
- 24. organic matter from plants and animals. Typically made from animal manure that has been allowed to decompose.
- 27. refers to the government's ability to seize private property and put it to public use.