Sustainable Agriculture

True or False: 'Sustainable' means causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What have been the benefits of the green revolution?

• high crop yields

• better soil

• conservation of resources

• more food for more people

What is another name for high-yield agriculture?

• excessive agriculture

• intensive agriculture

• conventional agriculture

• sustainable agriculture

True or False: 'Abundant' means NOT enough of something.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What methods are used in sustainable agriculture?

__________ is an adjective, it means 'able to work and succeed'.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If fields are not designed well, wind and rain can cause __________ of the soil. The top layer of soil may completely disappear.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Would you pay more for food if it was grown using sustainable farming techniques?

• Yes, definitely

• Maybe

• No, never

True or False: Conventional farming methods have higher yields.

• True

• False

Do farmers in Thailand use sustainable agriculture methods?

• Yes, nowadays farming in Thailand is mostly sustainable.

• Some farmers do.

• Only very few do.

• Not at all.