Topic 5

Ridges and furrows are at right angle to slope

• Strip Cropping

• Contour ploughing

• Terracing

• Shelter Belts

Causes the soil to not produce enough crops

• Salinization

• Legumes

• Strip Cropping

• Wind Belts

Characteristics of Agro-Industralization

• Crop Rotation, Biological Pest Control

• Highly Mechanized, No-till Farming

• Large, Monoculture

• Crop Diversity, Chemical Pesticides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Introducing of High-Yielding Seeds

• Agro-Ecosystem

• Agro-Industrialization

• Industrial Revolution

• Green Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Edible food thrown away at retail and consumer level

• Diet

• Food Waste

• Food Loss

• Food Security

Materials added to the soil to improve soil fertility

• Fertilizers

• Pesticides

• Regolith

• Soil Conditioners

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Soil Horizons

• O,A,B,C,R

• O,A,E,B,C

• A,B,C,E,R

• A,E,B,C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When the livestock eat above carrying capacity

• Acidification

• Overgrazing

• Rotational Grazing

• Grass Field

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When the biological relationship and the natural processes are good

• Food Security

• Green Revolution

• Sustainable Agriculture

• Environmental Agriculture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Humus

• Last soil layer

• Made up of decayed plant and animal matter

• Rock Type

• Soil Classification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3