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AG 5.9-5.12 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: deforestation

Answer:

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

Question 2: organic farming

Answer:

the use of natural substances rather than chemical fertilizers and pesticides to enrich the soil and grow crops

Question 3: suburbanization

Answer:

The process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe.

Question 4: slash and burn agriculture

Answer:

Another name for shifting cultivation, so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris.

Question 5: biodiversity

Answer:

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Question 6: desertification

Answer:

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert

Question 7: aquaculture (aquafarming)

Answer:

the rearing of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food.

Question 8: consumption patterns

Answer:

how consumers buy and consume a particular product

Question 9: wetlands

Answer:

a lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture, especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.

Question 10: food insecurity

Answer:

a condition in which people do not have adequate access to food

Question 11: commodity

Answer:

a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.

Question 12: food desert

Answer:

An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain

Question 13: genetically modified organisms

Answer:

crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods

Question 14: agricultural innovations

Answer:

involved the development of new farming methods, such as irrigations, that increased crop yields

Question 15: terraces

Answer:

step like ledges cut into mountains to make land suitable for farming

Question 16: urban farming

Answer:

The growing of fruits, herbs, and vegetables and raising animals in towns and cities, a process that is accompanied by many other activities such as processing and distributing food, collecting and reusing food waste.

Question 17: Global Supply Chain

Answer:

a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources, raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer

Question 18: women in agriculture

Answer:

? Women were gatherers in Paleolithic hunting and gathering days ? As gatherers, women knew plants and watched plants ? Thus, it is not surprising that women were important contributors to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who gathered edible plants and knew where grains grew

Question 19: export

Answer:

A good or service produced in the home country and sold in another country.

Question 20: soil salinization

Answer:

salt buildup in the soil

Question 21: greenbelt

Answer:

A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area.

Question 22: value added crops

Answer:

entails changing a raw agricultural product into something new through packaging, processing, cooling, drying, extracting or any other type of process that differentiates the product from the original raw commodity. Examples: orange juice, bacon, bagged salad mix, artisan bread, things that are worth way more than the product used to make them

Question 23: biotechnology

Answer:

A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for specific purposes.

Question 24: subsidy

Answer:

A government payment that supports a business or market

Question 25: fair trade

Answer:

trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries.