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33 Cards in this Set
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Anemia |
Caused by a deficiency in iron |
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Blindness in children |
Caused by a deficiency in vitamin A |
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Persistence |
A measure of how long a pesticide will remain deadly in the environment. |
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CAFOs |
Concentrated animal feeding operations |
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Livestock raised in feedlots |
Large numbers of livestock are bred to gain weight quickly. |
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Livestock raised on rangelands and pastures |
Lifestock are fenced or unfenced, free to roam, and feed on grass. |
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Stunted growth and Goiter |
Caused by a deficiency in iodine |
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The Green Revolution |
A time period of significant increase in global food production due to high-input industrialized agriculture to increase crop yields. |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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Integrated Pest Management |
Each crop and its pests are evaluated as parts of an ecological system. Pest control programs are carefully designed, using a variety of techniques specific to each situation. |
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Humus |
A porous mixture of partially decomposed plant and animal matter and inorganic clay, silt and sand |
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Chronic undernutrition |
People that cannot grow or buy enough food to meet their basic energy needs. - Hunger |
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Chronic malnutrition |
People suffering from deficiencies of protein, and other key nutrients, which causes weakness and vulnerability to diseases. |
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Waterlogging |
Adding water until the water table rises and envelops the deep roots of plants resulting in a loss of productivity, ultimately killing them. |
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Salinization |
Repeated irrigation in dry climates leads to accumulation of salts in the upper layers of the soil. |
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Desertification |
When the productive potential of soil, especially on arid or semiarid land, falls by 10% or more because of prolonged drought and human activities. |
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The main cause of food insecurity |
Poverty |
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The 3 crops that provide 48% of all food calories. |
Wheat, corn, and rice |
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Cash crops from plantation agriculture |
Soybeans, Coffee, and sugarcane |
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Genetic Engineering |
A process involving the altering an organism’s genetic material |
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Rachel Carson |
Wrote the book "Silent Spring", about the biomagnification of DDT |
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Borneo (Parachuting cats!) |
An example of the adverse effects persistent pesticides, such as DDT, have on an entire ecosystem. |
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100% Organic Label |
The product was raised only by organic methods and contains all organic ingredients. |
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Organic Label |
Contains at least 95% organic ingredients. |
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Organic Ingredients Label |
Contains at least 70% organic ingredients. Cannot display the US Department of agriculture "Organic" seal. |
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Slash and burn agriculture |
A type of subsistence agriculture which involves clearing a small plot in a tropical forest, growing a variety of crops until the soil nutrients are depleted, then moving to another plot. |
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Plantation agriculture |
A type of industrialized agriculture in tropical, less-developed countries, which grow cash crops to be sold to more-developed countries. |
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Hydroponics |
Growing plants by exposing their roots to a nutrient-rich water solution instead of soil. |
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Traditional subsistence agriculture |
Farmers use energy from the sun, humans, and draft animals to produce crops for their family. |
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Traditional intensive agriculture |
Farmers use energy from the sun, humans, draft animals, animal manure for fertilizer, and water to obtain higher crop yields for their family and for profit. |
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Agribusiness |
A small number of multi-national corporations that control the growing, processing, distribution, and sale of foods in the U.S and global markets. |
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Blue Revolution |
The fastest growing type of food production, which involves cultivating marine and freshwater fish. (Aquaculture) |
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The Second Green Revolution |
A time period of significant increase in global food production based on fast-growing rice and wheat. |