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13 Cards in this Set
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Famine
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- When a country cannot produce enough food to sustain the population. Reasons why
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Starvation
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An extreme form of hunger in which people suffer from a serious, or total, lack of energy and essential vitamins and minerals. Threat to life!
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Malnutrition
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lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat.
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Obesity |
Obesity is someone who is overweight. |
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GMO |
Stands for genetically modified organism.... |
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Green revolution |
a large increase in crop production because by the use of fertilizers, pesticides.
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Selective breeding |
is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics.
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Intensive |
Small area, large production.
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Extensive |
Big area, small production. |
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Subsistence |
When farmers focus on growing enough food for themselves. |
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Cash crop |
When farmers make enough food to sell. |
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what are the 4 factors that influence agriculture. |
climate - The amount of solar energy, heat and moisture.
soil - Organic matter, humus. don’t use chemical fertilizer long period of time. topography - If the area is to hilly it loses topsoil or if an area is too flat then you lose topsoil. biology - the way living things effect crops is that some animals are destructive towards crops like locusts some animals can spread diseases, things like weeds and other unwanted plants can grow there, as well as there being benefits like earthworms have and bees have. |
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Bonus questionGlyophosphate
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chemical, kill anything green
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