5.10-5.12 Flashcards
The fastest growing form of food production in the world thats responsible for 50% of the worlds seafood
Blue revolution
Crops that are non GMO,produced without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, and use sustainable growing crops
Organic foods
If the density of the animals is greater than expansive grassland can support; occurs when too many animals eat all the vegetation and none is left
Overgraze
Crops that consumers are willing to pay more for because of special qualities or because they are difficult to acquire
Value-added crops
When farmers process their crops into high value products, rather than simply selling it as it comes from the field
Value-added farming
The production of farm goods within an urban area with the goal of providing locally grown food
Urban farming
Seeking out food produced nearby
Local-food movement
When people share agricultural products with family,friends, and people in need. Rather than a business
Community gardens
When crops are grown inside stackable trays, using greenhouses, artificial lights, and hydroponics
Vertical farms
Something that lets crops grow without soil using mineral-enriches solutions
Hydroponics
A type of agriculture that brings producers and consumers into a partnership. Consumers buy a share or subscribe to a certain quantity of crops for a season
Community-supported agriculture(CSA)
When households lack access to adequate food because of limited money or other resources
Food insecutiry
A neighborhood where residents have little to no access to healthy and affordable food
Food desert
A network of trade and transportation that gets food from farms to consumers
Food distribution system
The transformation of agricultural products into food or taking food items and transforming them into different types of food
Food processing
A tax on imports
Tariff
Discriminatory practices that prevent female farmers from reaching their potential productivity
Gender-specific obstacles
The unequal opportunities,treatment, or rights or a person based on gender
Gender inequality
A limit or a quantity of goods imported
Quota
A 20%/30% gap between male and female run farms
Crop gaps
The study of how land is used and the impact of changing land use
Land cover change
Alteration of the natural vegetation in arid areas that causes fertile land to become infertile
Desertification
When salts from water used by plants remain in the soil
Salinization
When farmers build a series of steps into the side of a hill
Terrace farming
The process of applying controlled amounts of water to crops using dams,canals,pipes,sprinkler systems, or other manufactured devices rather than relying on rainfall
Irrigation
When watering equipment rotates around a pivot and delivers specific amounts of water,fertilizer, or pesticides to the field
Center-pivot irrigation
Low-lying areas that contain a significant amount of water at or near the surface
Wetlands
The removal of large tracts of forest
Deforestation
A type of shifting cultivation that takes place when all vegetation in an area of forest is cut down and burned in place
Slash-and-burn agriculture
