Chapter 14

Question 1

agricultural biodiversity

Answer 1

the variety and variability of plants, animals, and microorganisms that are used directly or indirectly for food and agriculture

Question 2

agricultural landscapes

Answer 2

a landscape resulting from the interactions between farming activities and a location’s natural environment

Question 3

agroecosystem

Answer 3

an ecosystem modified for agricultural use

Question 4

aquifers

Answer 4

layers of sand, gravel, and rocks that contain and can release a usable amount of water

Question 5

biodiversity

Answer 5

the variety of organisms living in a location

Question 6

biotechnology

Answer 6

the science of altering living organisms, often through genetic manipulation, to create new products for specific purposes, such as crops that resits certain pests

Question 7

debt-for-nature-swaps

Answer 7

agreement between a bank and a peripheral country in which the bank forgives a portion of the country’s debt in exchange for local investment and conservation measures

Question 8

deforestation

Answer 8

loss of forested land

Question 9

desertification

Answer 9

a form of land degradation that occurs when soil deteriorates to a desert like condition

Question 10

economy of scale

Question 11

food deserts

Question 12

food insecurity

Question 13

food security

Question 14

precision agriculture

Question 15

reservoirs

Question 16

salinization

Question 17

suburbanization

Question 18

terracing

Question 19

wetlands