Question 1

What is the best method to maintain soil fertility via topsoil conservation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​emphasizing agricultural practices that enhance monocultures 
B)  rotating crops annually​ 
C)  ​keeping the soil covered by vegetation 
D)  ​preventing insect pests from destroying valuable crops 
E)  converting croplands into pasturelands or feedlots​ 
A)  ​emphasizing agricultural practices that enhance monocultures 
B)  rotating crops annually​ 
C)  ​keeping the soil covered by vegetation 
D)  ​preventing insect pests from destroying valuable crops 
E)  converting croplands into pasturelands or feedlots​

Question 2

For good health and protection against disease,people need a fairly large amount of carbohydrates,proteins,and fats that are often called ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  macronutrients 
B)  nutrients 
C)  micronutrients 
D)  vitamins 
E)  organics 
A)  macronutrients 
B)  nutrients 
C)  micronutrients 
D)  vitamins 
E)  organics

Question 3

The majority of soil's organic matter is concentrated in the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​O horizon of leaf litter 
B)  ​A horizon of topsoil 
C)  ​O and A horizons 
D)  ​C horizon 
E)  B horizon​ 
A)  ​O horizon of leaf litter 
B)  ​A horizon of topsoil 
C)  ​O and A horizons 
D)  ​C horizon 
E)  B horizon​

Question 4

The kind of industrialized agriculture commonly found in tropical less-developed nations is known as ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​plantation agriculture 
B)  ​cash crops 
C)  ​high-input agriculture 
D)  ​non-traditional subsistence agriculture 
E)  polyculture​ 
A)  ​plantation agriculture 
B)  ​cash crops 
C)  ​high-input agriculture 
D)  ​non-traditional subsistence agriculture 
E)  polyculture​

Question 5

The United States primarily uses ____________________ agriculture for food production.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The United States primarily uses ____________________ agriculture...

Question 6

What is the main purpose of conservation tillage?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​to decrease labor costs 
B)  ​to increase erosion 
C)  ​to increase energy consumption 
D)  ​to accelerate water loss from the soil 
E)  to decrease erosion​ 
A)  ​to decrease labor costs 
B)  ​to increase erosion 
C)  ​to increase energy consumption 
D)  ​to accelerate water loss from the soil 
E)  to decrease erosion​

Question 7

What is the type of agriculture most likely to be found in developing countries?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​maximum-tillage agriculture 
B)  ​traditional subsistence agriculture 
C)  ​industrialized agriculture 
D)  ​minimum-tillage agriculture 
E)  high-input agriculture​ 
A)  ​maximum-tillage agriculture 
B)  ​traditional subsistence agriculture 
C)  ​industrialized agriculture 
D)  ​minimum-tillage agriculture 
E)  high-input agriculture​

Question 8

How can irrigation lead to salinization of soils?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Water associated with irrigation flows through the soil. 
B)  ​Water associated with irrigation contains small amounts of dissolved salts and evaporation leaves behind increasing concentrations of these salts. 
C)  ​Wells for water are drilled too near to the ocean coastlines. 
D)  ​Irrigation water is treated with dissolved salts that then lead to oversaturation. 
E)  Irrigation is primarily accomplished through the use of abundant seawater,which contains high concentrations of salts.​ 
A)  ​Water associated with irrigation flows through the soil. 
B)  ​Water associated with irrigation contains small amounts of dissolved salts and evaporation leaves behind increasing concentrations of these salts. 
C)  ​Wells for water are drilled too near to the ocean coastlines. 
D)  ​Irrigation water is treated with dissolved salts that then lead to oversaturation. 
E)  Irrigation is primarily accomplished through the use of abundant seawater,which contains high concentrations of salts.​

Question 9

Briefly discuss how governments can save children from the harmful health effects of poverty.​

Accepted Answer

One-half to two-thirds of nutrition-rela

Question 10

Perennial crops remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere and require less energy compared to growing annual crops in conventional monocultures.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The third major food-producing system in the world is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​feedlots 
B)  ​cash crops 
C)  ​aquaculture 
D)  ​genetic engineering 
E)  organic foods​ 
A)  ​feedlots 
B)  ​cash crops 
C)  ​aquaculture 
D)  ​genetic engineering 
E)  organic foods​

Question 12

Industrialized livestock production generates less greenhouse gases than emitted by all of the world's cars,trucks,buses,and planes.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why is it less sustainable to eat grain-fed beef compared to other meats?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Cows need to be raised in feed
Lots. 
B)  ​Cows have more fat per unit body weight. 
C)  ​Red meat causes heart disease. 
D)  ​Cows produce more methane. 
E)  Approximately 2 to 3.5 times more grain is needed per equal amount of body weight.​ 
A)  ​Cows need to be raised in feed
Lots. 
B)  ​Cows have more fat per unit body weight. 
C)  ​Red meat causes heart disease. 
D)  ​Cows produce more methane. 
E)  Approximately 2 to 3.5 times more grain is needed per equal amount of body weight.​

Question 14

The term chronic malnutrition refers to people who ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​produce insufficient hormones for metabolic functioning 
B)  ​are vegetarians 
C)  ​eat too much 
D)  ​suffer from lack of protein and other key nutrients 
E)  eat too much protein​ 
A)  ​produce insufficient hormones for metabolic functioning 
B)  ​are vegetarians 
C)  ​eat too much 
D)  ​suffer from lack of protein and other key nutrients 
E)  eat too much protein​

Question 15

According to the U.S.National Academy of Sciences,a well-designed____ can reduce synthetic pesticide use and pest control costs by 50-65%,without reducing crop yields and food quality.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​integrated pest management program 
B)  ​polyculture farm 
C)  ​organic farm 
D)  ​crop rotation program 
E)  natural predator habitat restoration program​ 
A)  ​integrated pest management program 
B)  ​polyculture farm 
C)  ​organic farm 
D)  ​crop rotation program 
E)  natural predator habitat restoration program​

Question 16

Buying a share of a local farmer's crop is an example of ____________________ agriculture.​

Accepted Answer

community-supported

Question 17

Approximately two out of three people in the world primarily survive on which three foods?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​beef,dairy,and cereals 
B)  ​rice,wheat,and corn 
C)  ​fish,sugars,and vegetables 
D)  ​beef,fish,and chicken 
E)  meats,cheese,and bread​ 
A)  ​beef,dairy,and cereals 
B)  ​rice,wheat,and corn 
C)  ​fish,sugars,and vegetables 
D)  ​beef,fish,and chicken 
E)  meats,cheese,and bread​

Question 18

​A food desert is an area in the countryside where desertification is a major problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the benefits of using perennial plants rather than annual plants for food crops.​

Accepted Answer

Annual plants such as the grain crops wh

Question 20

A(n)____________________ is a chemical used to control or kill populations of organisms that we consider undesirable such as insects,weeds,or rodents.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ is a chemical used to control...

What is the best method to maintain soil fertility via topsoil conservation?

For good health and protection against disease,people need a fairly large amount of carbohydrates,proteins,and fats that are often called ____.

The majority of soil's organic matter is concentrated in the ____.

The kind of industrialized agriculture commonly found in tropical less-developed nations is known as ____.

The United States primarily uses ____________________ agriculture for food production.

What is the main purpose of conservation tillage?

What is the type of agriculture most likely to be found in developing countries?

How can irrigation lead to salinization of soils?

Briefly discuss how governments can save children from the harmful health effects of poverty.

Perennial crops remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere and require less energy compared to growing annual crops in conventional monocultures.

The third major food-producing system in the world is ____.

Industrialized livestock production generates less greenhouse gases than emitted by all of the world's cars,trucks,buses,and planes.

Why is it less sustainable to eat grain-fed beef compared to other meats?

The term chronic malnutrition refers to people who ____.

According to the U.S.National Academy of Sciences,a well-designed____ can reduce synthetic pesticide use and pest control costs by 50-65%,without reducing crop yields and food quality.

Buying a share of a local farmer's crop is an example of ____________________ agriculture.

Approximately two out of three people in the world primarily survive on which three foods?

A food desert is an area in the countryside where desertification is a major problem.

Explain the benefits of using perennial plants rather than annual plants for food crops.

A(n)____________________ is a chemical used to control or kill populations of organisms that we consider undesirable such as insects,weeds,or rodents.

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What is the best method to maintain soil fertility via topsoil conservation?​

For good health and protection against disease,people need a fairly large amount of carbohydrates,proteins,and fats that are often called ____.​

The majority of soil's organic matter is concentrated in the ____.​

The kind of industrialized agriculture commonly found in tropical less-developed nations is known as ____.​

The United States primarily uses ____________________ agriculture for food production.​

What is the main purpose of conservation tillage?​

What is the type of agriculture most likely to be found in developing countries?​

How can irrigation lead to salinization of soils?​

Briefly discuss how governments can save children from the harmful health effects of poverty.​

Perennial crops remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere and require less energy compared to growing annual crops in conventional monocultures.​

The third major food-producing system in the world is ____.​

Industrialized livestock production generates less greenhouse gases than emitted by all of the world's cars,trucks,buses,and planes.​

Why is it less sustainable to eat grain-fed beef compared to other meats?​

The term chronic malnutrition refers to people who ____.​

According to the U.S.National Academy of Sciences,a well-designed____ can reduce synthetic pesticide use and pest control costs by 50-65%,without reducing crop yields and food quality.​

Buying a share of a local farmer's crop is an example of ____________________ agriculture.​

Approximately two out of three people in the world primarily survive on which three foods?​

​A food desert is an area in the countryside where desertification is a major problem.

Explain the benefits of using perennial plants rather than annual plants for food crops.​

A(n)____________________ is a chemical used to control or kill populations of organisms that we consider undesirable such as insects,weeds,or rodents.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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What is the best method to maintain soil fertility via topsoil conservation?

For good health and protection against disease,people need a fairly large amount of carbohydrates,proteins,and fats that are often called ____.

The majority of soil's organic matter is concentrated in the ____.

The kind of industrialized agriculture commonly found in tropical less-developed nations is known as ____.

The United States primarily uses ____________________ agriculture for food production.

What is the main purpose of conservation tillage?

What is the type of agriculture most likely to be found in developing countries?

How can irrigation lead to salinization of soils?

Briefly discuss how governments can save children from the harmful health effects of poverty.

Perennial crops remove and store more carbon from the atmosphere and require less energy compared to growing annual crops in conventional monocultures.

The third major food-producing system in the world is ____.

Industrialized livestock production generates less greenhouse gases than emitted by all of the world's cars,trucks,buses,and planes.

Why is it less sustainable to eat grain-fed beef compared to other meats?

The term chronic malnutrition refers to people who ____.

According to the U.S.National Academy of Sciences,a well-designed____ can reduce synthetic pesticide use and pest control costs by 50-65%,without reducing crop yields and food quality.

Buying a share of a local farmer's crop is an example of ____________________ agriculture.

Approximately two out of three people in the world primarily survive on which three foods?

A food desert is an area in the countryside where desertification is a major problem.

Explain the benefits of using perennial plants rather than annual plants for food crops.

A(n)____________________ is a chemical used to control or kill populations of organisms that we consider undesirable such as insects,weeds,or rodents.