MODULE 6 PRETEST

A method of conservation wherein it forms relatively narrow strips across the land slope

• Strip Cropping

• Controlled Grazing

• Crop Rotation

• Cover Cropping

What do you call the method of soil conservation that leaves the previous year’s residue on fields before and after planting the next crop?

• Crop Rotation

• Contour Plowing

• Afforestation

• Conservation Tillage

A non-renewable source that cannot be recover within the human lifespan

• Water

• Soil

• Oil

• Coal

Identify what method of soil conservation is shown when rows of trees are planted between fields to “break”, or reduce, the force of winds that can carry off soil

• Contour Plowing

• Afforestation

• Fallowing

• Windbreaks

The collection, processing, and recycling or deposition of waste materials of human society.

• Waste Disposal

• Soil Erosion

• Desertification

• Soil Compaction

If you are a farmer and you plant different crops on the same field in different years or growing seasons, what method of soil conservation are you practicing?

• Terrace Farming

• Controlled Grazing

• Rotation

• Crop Rotation

Identify what method of soil conservation plows along the curves, or contours, of a slope

• Crop Rotation

• Terrace Farming

• Contour Plowing

• Conservation Tillage

What human activity is described as the expansion of desert conditions in areas where the natural plant cover has been destroyed?

• Soil Erosion

• Desertification

• Soil Degradation

• Dessertification

A gradual process that occurs when the impact of water or wind detaches and removes soil particles, causing the soil to deteriorate

• Soil Compaction

• Soil Degradation

• Soil Erosion

• Soil Desertification

An agricultural intensification and mechanization system that aims to maximize yields from available land through various means

• Urbanization

• Intensive Agriculture

• Soil Erosion

• Desertification