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15 Cards in this Set
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Food insecurity |
Condition under which people live with chronic hunger and malnourishment |
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Food security |
Condition under which every person in a given area has daily access to food |
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Famine |
Widespread malnutrition and starvation and an area |
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Soil |
Complex mixture of inorganic mineral decaying matter water air and living organisms |
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Green revolution |
Introduction of scientifically bread or selected varieties of grain |
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Aquaculture |
Growing and harvesting of fish and shellfish for human use |
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Erosion |
Process by which loose or consolidated Earth materials are dissolved or worn away |
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Desertificatin |
Conversion of rangeland rain and cropland to the desert Legoland |
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Salinization |
Accumulation of various salt and soil that can eventually make the soil unable to support plant growth |
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Pest |
Unwanted organism that directly or indirectly interferes with human activities |
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Pesticides |
Any chemical designed to kill a pest |
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Persistence |
Ability of a living system to survive moderate this circumstances |
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Animal Manure |
Waste of an animal |
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Green the newer |
Freshly cut green vegetation plowed in the soil |
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Compost |
Partially decomposed organic plant and animal made into fertilizer |
