Land use is defined as “the human use of land,”  all of the following are land uses except:

The rapid spread of a city into adjoining suburbs and rural areas is referred to as:

Urban runoff creates a spike in storm discharge not created by normal infiltration levels of natural land covers which can cause major flooding and increases the erosion power of a stream.  This is due to the large amount of __________  ____________ created during the urbanization of an area.

Paved surfaces within a city retain more heat than the surround rural areas causing this phenomenon which can change local weather patterns.

What do we call the developing regions outside an urbanized area which consists of housing and shopping developments suited for the city commuter (which can eventually be engulfed by the city)?

It is important to keep _______ _______ within an urbanized area to reduce urban runoff, minimize the effects of urban heat islands, and create enjoyable parks for citizens within the urbanized area.

Ancient societies did not have established agricultural practices and relied on predation and foraging to acquire their food needs are called:

This agricultural movement occurred in the 1940s and promoted the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers to grow more crops:

The shaded region in the map is called the ___________________________, located near the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile Rivers, which allowed early civilizations to develop agricultural practices in these regions due to the soil being full of nutrients. 

The agricultural practice of clearing forest or other vegetation, incinerating the remains to create newly fertile soil.

Agricultural method that uses the principles of biology and ecology to produce food and fiber in an environmentally friendly way.

All of the following are part of the food and fiber system except:

The food and fiber system encompasses all ______________ activity associated with the agricultural sector from pre-agricultural to final sales and distribution.

The food and fiber system employs what percent of the US work force?

Dead and decaying plant matter found within the soil horizons is called ____________ which can be processed, composted, and used as an organic fertilizer for crops.

Soil must be _________, meaning full of nutrients to grow produce.

To increase the amount of essential nutrients in soil, chemical (inorganic) or natural (organic) ______________ can be applied to fields to increase the amount of nutrients. 

_____________ is the decomposition of Earth's surfaces through direct contact with the planet's atmosphere.  This major issue to agricultural as the wind can blow away important soil and nutrients that are necessary for plant growth.

_______________ is the gravity and water driven process where Earth’s surfaces are worn away. This is a major issue to agriculture as water can carry away with it important soil and nutrients that are necessary for plant growth. 

Every crop takes a certain number of ______________to mature and produce a valuable yield. 

The artificial application of water to crops is called: 

The practice of planting crops around a hill and not up and down a hill to reduce erosion is called: 

The practice where rows of trees or shrubs are planted between fields or pastures to reduce weathering is called:

What is the scientific method of studying soil and ways to protect it from weathering and erosion? 

Shifting cultivation is the agricultural practice of planting crops in a field for a few years then moving it and allowing the previously used field to go ____________ to replenish nutrients within the soil. 

______________ enhances the energy of the sun and allow farmers to cultivate crops earlier in the growing season or to cultivate crops in climates that are too cold. a.  b.  c. d. 

Any organism that is unwanted or causes harm to society or the environment is called? 

Biotechnology can be used to create all of the following resistances in plants except: 

____________ is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses. 

All of the following are ways to control pests except: 

A pesticide that controls the growth (kills) of an autotrophs is called: 

A pesticide that controls the growth (kills) of a spider, tick, or stink bug. 

______________ is an ecological approach to pest control with main goals of reducing pest populations to an acceptable level and minimizing the use of pesticides. 

All of the following are the 3 main steps to IPM except: 

Before you can apply any IPM pest control strategies you must first _____________ the target pest. a.  b.  c.  d. 

IPM preventative strategy where a special sex scents lures the target pest into a device or trap.

IPM preventative strategy where the natural predators of the target pest are released to lower population numbers of the pest.

When observing the results of IPM preventative strategies, pest managers look for all of the following except: 

If the acceptable threshold (population size) of pests is obtained, intervention using pesticides is _______________. 

The use of pesticides has an overall ___________ effect on society whereas IPM has an overall ___________ effect. 

A ruminant (which is commonly domesticated for agriculture) is a mammal with: 

Salinization of agricultural soil occurs when irrigated water contains too much _______________.

GMOs stand for:

Aquaculture production globally has increased due to: