APES U5 Review

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

• Tragedy of the Commons
• The Green Revolution

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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.

• The Green Revolution
• Genetically Modified Organisms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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.

• Genetically Modified Organisms
• Slash-and-Burn Farming

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

• Slash-and-Burn Farming
• Drip Irrigation
• Clear Cutting

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

• Drip Irrigation
• Flood irrigation
• Spray Irrigation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

• Furrow Irrigation
• Spray Irrigation
• Drip Irrigation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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.

• Spray Irrigation
• Salinization
• Drip Irrigation

• Fallow Irrigation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

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

• Salinization
• Desertification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A specific type of large-scale industrial agricultural facility that raises animals, usually at. high-density, for the consumption of meat, eggs, or milk

• Concentrated Animal Feeding
• No-till agriculture
• Aquaculture

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.

• Ores
• Surface Mining
• Tailings

• Open Pit Mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1