How Is Farmland Managed?

What is plowing in curved rows that follow the shape of the land?

• contour plowing
• soil
• subsoil
• terrace farming

What is a natural resource made up of minerals and small rocks, water, gases, and organic matter.? 

• contour plowing
• soil
• subsoil
• terrace farming

What is the layer of soil just below the topsoil?

• soil
• subsoil
• topsoil
• terrace farming

What do you call the planting of crops on level sections called terraces?

• contour plowing
• subsoil
• terrace farming
• topsoil

What is the uppermost layer of soil?

• soil
• subsoil
• terrace farming
• topsoil

Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?

• subsoil
• topsoil

What is a soil problem all farmers face?

• soil hardening
• soil erosion
• soil spoiling
• soil pollution

What was it called when huge clouds of dust was blown into the atmosphere during the 1930s?

• Dusty Haze
• Dusty Days
• Dust Bowl

What do farmers call crops that they plant to cover loose soil so that it does not erode?

• extra crops
• erosion crops
• cover crops
• protective crops

Who did the Soil Conservation Service help when it was created in the 1930s?

• Rancers
• Farmers
• Fishermen