Soil, Forestry, & Agriculture

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. 

Soil conservation includes all of the following EXCEPT_______.

• Desertification
• Contour plowing
• Terracing
• Crop rotation

What soil conservation technique is this?

• Crop Rotation
• Shelterbelts

• Contour Plowing
• No-Till Farming

Which type of soil conservation strategy is being  used in this picture?

• shelterbelts

• Tilling

• planting of vegetation

• terracing

What most likely happens to soil when crops are not rotated from year to year?

• The soil nutrients are depleted
• The soil fertility increases
• The soil becomes more porous
• The soil erodes less rapidly

Two methods of soil conservation in farming are

• reclamation and subsurface mining

• landscaping and nylon fencing

• selective harvesting and replanting

• reduced till and shelterbelts

What is a solution to stop wind erosion on a farmer's field?

• Plow up all of the plants
• Build a pond
• plant trees and shrubs on the edge

What term describes the management of soil to prevent its destruction?

• soil exhaustion

• soil decomposition

• soil conservation

• soil fertility

What soil conservation is this?

• Cover Crops
• Soil Conservation
• Crop Rotation

Why is it important to have soil conservation

• keep nutrients in the soil

• prevent erosion

• prevent another dust bowl

• all of the above