Agriculture Review

__________________ when farmers plant different crops in order to use less nutrients from the soil.

• Soil Conservation

• Crop Rotation

• Soil Erosion

____________ a crop planted primarily to manage soil erosion, fertility or quality.

• Vegetative Cover

• Cover Crops

• crop rotation

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________________ a way of growing crops without disturbing the soil through tillage.

• No-Till Farming

• Crop Cover

• Vegetative Cover

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When there are not enough plants to hold topsoil in place, water and  _______ carry the topsoil away, leaving the subsoil exposed

• sunlight
• birds
• magnetic fields
• wind

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What is a soil problem all farmers face?

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

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How can farmers prevent/slow down soil erosion?

• Cover their crops with a tarp 
• Water the soil everyday in order to weigh it down 
• Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place
• Cut down all of the trees and crops. 

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What effect did over plowing and cutting down trees in the Great Plains during the 1930’s?

• It had little effect
• It increased soil fertility
• It was a primary cause of the Dust Bowl
• Farmers had a great harvest

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What soil conservation is this?

• Cover Crops
• Soil Conservation
• Crop Rotation

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Crop rotation preserves nutrients and helps combat soil erosion by

• planting the same crop every year

• planting crops in rows

• planting different crops each season

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What will happen to soil when crops are NOT rotated from year to year?

• Nurtients are depleted

• Fertility increases

• soil becomes porous

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