Ch. 14 Challenges and Consequences of Agricultural Practices

What is the primary factor influencing the patterns of agricultural production and consumption?

• Government policies

• Social and cultural traditions

• Physical environment

• Access to agricultural research

What is the term used to describe the practice of raising and harvesting fish and other forms of food that live in water?

• Pisciculture

• Mariculture

• Aquaculture

• Hydroponics

What is the primary concern regarding the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture?

• GMOs are less nutritious compared to traditional foods

• GMOs have potential long-term risks to consumers

• GMO seeds might lead to the development of superpests or superweeds

• GMO seeds are too expensive for poor farmers to use

What is the primary environmental impact of the use of chemical fertilizers in farming?

• Leakage of petroleum products

• Depletion of water supplies

• Air pollution from the exhaust

• Contamination of nearby water supplies

What is the primary concern regarding the use of antibiotics and hormones in livestock farming?

• Development of antibiotic resistant bacteria

• Increased greenhouse gas emissions

• Contamination of soil and water

• Depletion of fossil fuel reserves

What is the primary concern regarding the installation of fish farms for aquaculture?

• Exploitation of local labor and environment

• Disruption of traditional fishing practices

• High levels of pesticides in fish

• High fish density leading to diseases and parasites

What is the primary environmental impact of the use of pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides in farming?

• Contamination of nearby water supplies

• Air pollution from the exhaust

• Destruction of parts of the natural ecosystem

• Depletion of water supplies

What is the primary concern regarding the use of modern farming machines running on fossil fuel?

• Air pollution from the exhaust

• Depletion of water supplies

• Contamination of nearby water supplies

• Leakage of petroleum products

What is the primary concern regarding the overfishing of wild seafood?

• Depletion of water supplies

• Contamination of nearby water supplies

• Disruption of traditional fishing practices

• Increased stress on ocean and sea ecosystems

What is the primary concern regarding the use of aquaculture for seafood production?

• Disruption of traditional fishing practices

• High levels of pesticides in fish

• Exploitation of local labor and environment

• High fish density leading to diseases and parasites