PHS ES Chapter 12 Vocab part 2

a soil conservation method in which sloped land is transformed into a series of steps to prevent soil erosion

• Terracing

• Traditional Agriculture

• Yield

• Industrial Agriculture

a type of farming that relies on human and animal power, along with hand tools and nonmotorized machines (e.g., plows)

• Terracing

• Traditional Agriculture

• Yield

• Industrial Agriculture

the amount of a crop produced in a given area

• Terracing

• Traditional Agriculture

• Yield

• Industrial Agriculture

a type of farming that relies on technology and chemicals to increase yields and reduce costs; also called high-input agriculture

• Terracing

• Traditional Agriculture

• Yield

• Industrial Agriculture

the introduction of new technologies, crop varieties, and farming practices to the developing world in the third quarter of the twentieth century

• Green Revolution

• Biological Pest Control

• Integrated Pest Management

• Pollinator

the use of organisms to battle pests and weeds

• Green Revolution

• Biological Pest Control

• Integrated Pest Management

• Pollinator

the use of both biological and chemical methods to control pests safely and economically

• Green Revolution

• Biological Pest Control

• Integrated Pest Management

• Pollinator

an insect or other animal that transfers pollen from one plant to another

• Green Revolution

• Biological Pest Control

• Integrated Pest Management

• Pollinator

land that is suitable for farming

• Arable Land

• Seedbank

• Food Security

• Sustainable Agriculture

an organization that preserves the seeds of diverse plants in case of a global crop collapse

• Arable Land

• Seedbank

• Food Security

• Sustainable Agriculture