5.9 Consequences Of Agricultural Practices Flashcards
Biofuel
A fuel that comes from organic wastes or plant materials
How do changes in agricultural practices affect society?
Diets have changed, especially in developed countries.
Women’s role has changed as farming becomes more mechanized. The use of agricultural products to creat biofuels has expanded output but affected the poor and undernourished
Water mining
The use of deep well drilling technology and powerful industrial pumping systems to remove water in the ground
Aquifer
Underground water deposited hundreds of thousands of years ago
Water control land reclamation
Draining water to create more agricultural lands
Desertification
The process by once fertile land turns into desert and dry lands from human activities and climate variations
Dead zones
Sections of a body of water where there is very little aquatic life
How do agricultural practices and land use impact the environment
Agrichemicals has affected wildlife, bird species and even human health problems
Agrichemicals Enter the larger environment through runoff which can cause nutrient pollution
How do agricultural practices alter the landscape
Damns and irrigation efforts can drain the water for diverse biomes and removes there home.
Aquatic animals are forced to change their migration pattern
Shifting cultivation and pastoralist alter the landscape sometimes dramatically , + and -
What causes dead zones?
Nutrient runoff causes increase plants that take up all of the oxygen and aquatic animals die