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Ch. 15 Food and Agriculture

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Raising of aquatic plants or animals for human use
a)
Aquaculture
b)
Overharvesting
c)
Arable
d)
Famine
2.
The _______________________ was the period between 1950 and 1970 when increases in crop yields resulted from the use of new crop varieties and the application of modern agriculture techniques.
a)
drought
b)
persistent
c)
Green Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
3.
A pesticide is _____________if it does not break down easily or quickly in the environment.
a)
Persistent
b)
Domesticated
c)
Compost
d)
Aquaculture
4.
It is more efficient to raise livestock for food than to grow crops.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

Match the following

a)

Accumulation of salts in the soil

1.

Salinization

b)

Raising Aquatic plants and animals for human use or consumption.

2.

Aquaculture

c)

Process by which human activities or climatic changes make arid areas more desert like

3.

Desertification

d)

Cud-chewing animal that has 3- or 4-chambered stomachs

4.

Ruminant

6.

The greatest amount of food produced is (a)   .

Choose from the below words
grains
meats
fruits
fish
7.

​ (a)   is a condition that occurs when people do not consume enough Calories or do not eat a sufficient variety of foods to fulfill all of the body’s needs.

Choose from the below words
Malnutrition
Famine
Poverty
Poultry
8.

​ (a)   which is widespread starvation caused by a shortage of food.

Choose from the below words
Famine
Malnutrition
Poverty
Diet
9.

​ (a)   is largely a result of poverty and ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Malnutrition
violence
diet
overeating
yield
culture
grains
10.

In ​ (a)   agriculture, plows are pushed by the farmer or pulled by livestock.

Choose from the below words
traditional
modern
famine
ruminant
poultry
11.

In ​ (a)   agriculture, machinery powered by fossil fuels is now used to plow the soil and harvest crops.

Choose from the below words
modern
traditional
famine
desertification
overeating
12.

Label the layers of soil.

13.

In the United States, about half of the original topsoil has been lost to erosion in the past 200 years. What sentence describes erosion?

a)

Movement of rock, soil, and sand by water.

b)

Movement of rock, soil, and sand by wind.

c)

Movement of rock, soil, and sand by wind and water.

d)

No movement of rock, soil, or sand.

14.

​ (a)   happens when human activity or natural processes damage the land so that it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

Choose from the below words
Land Degradation
Desertification
Salinization
Land Domestication
15.

What issues are caused with pesticides?

a)

Harm to helpful insects (pollinators)

b)

Harm to Humans who come into contact with the pesticide

c)

Harm to beneficial wildlife

d)

All of the above

16.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Kills Bugs

Promotes plant growth

Type of poison

Can be manure

Can harm humans

Pesticide
Fertilizer
17.

About ​ (a)   of seafood now comes from aquaculture.

Choose from the below words
50%
70%
25%
90%