Exam 7: Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Governments can use two main approaches to influence food production. They are ____________________ and ____________________ .

Disadvantages to genetically engineered crops include all but

Describe the Green agricultural movement,where we are today,and where you see the future going.Provide reasons for your arguments.

The advantages of animal feedlots include all of the following except

Salt buildup may do all but which of the following?

____________________ is a worldwide problem that is particularly serious in semi-arid irrigated areas with poor drainage,and results in lower yields and potential death of crops.

Governments can influence the food supply by

Irrigation may lead to

Tropical less-developed countries primarily use ____________________ agriculture for growing cash crops.

People who are underfed and people who are overfed face similar health problems.

Name three problems associated with synthetic pesticide use in large scale agriculture.

Salinization is often accompanied by

Although highly efficient,____________________ destroys mangrove forests,produces large amounts of waste,and demands large inputs of land,feed,and water.

Producing and consuming meat more sustainably involves shifting to poultry and herbivorous fish rather than high-grain-consuming forms of animal protein.

Integrated pest management is a(n)

More than enough food is produced to meet every human being's needs,but 1/6 of the population in less-developed countries goes hungry primarily because of

The green revolution is least likely to be limited by

Food production systems ranked in order of proportion of the world's food supplied are

Governments often provide assistance to farmers because farmers have little control over

Only in extreme circumstances does desertification lead to what we call deserts.