APES Unit 5 Vocabulary

An economics problem in which every individual has an incentive to consume a resource, but at the expense of every other individual.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

An organism whose DNA has been modified in the laboratory in order to favor the expression of desired physiological traits or the production of desired biological products.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-5

A method of cultivation in which forests are burned and cleared for planting

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A method of irrigation where farmers flow water down small trenches running through their crops.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This method of irrigation is conducted by creating small parallel channels along the field length in the direction of predominant slope.

This is a method of applying water to a controlled manner in that is similar to rainfall. The water is distributed through a network that may consist of pumps, valves, pipes, and sprinklers.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water-soluble salts accumulate in soil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The single most important source of water in the High Plains region, providing nearly all the water for residential, industrial, and agricultural use.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1