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Key Terminology Flashcards

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What is the definition of population density

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Number of people living in an area

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What is the definition of population distribution

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The pattern of where people live

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What is the definition of exponential growth

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when the rate of increase becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the size of population

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What is the definition of food security

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When people have enough affordable and nutritious food to eat

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What is the definition of malnutrition

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consuming an unsuitable amount of energy, protein and nutrients

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What is the definition of under-nutrition

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consuming too little food, leading to loss of body weight

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What is the definition of capital investment

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funds invested into a firm or enterprise for the purposes of furthering its business objectives

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What is the definition of a cooperative

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a group that works together to share costs and maximise profits

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What are agrochemicals

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artificial pesticides and fertilisers that are used in farming

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What is a TNC

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large companies that operate across national boundaries

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What are cash crops

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Crops produced to sell rather than for the farmer to consume

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What is urban and peri-urban horticulture

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subsistence farming that takes place on small plots of land within and around the edges of cities

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What is biotechnology

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the science behind genetic modification

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What are alluvial soils

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fertile soils deposited when a river floods

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What is nomadic cultivation

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When a farmer moves away from one place to another to find water supplies and better pasture land.

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What is sedentary cultivation

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Farming that occurs in one place

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What is the definition of rainfed

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using water that originates from rainfall

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What is food security

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When people have enough affordable and nutritious food to eat

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What is the definition of non-communicable disease

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Medical conditions or diseases that are not infectious or transmissible from person to person

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What is the definition of communicable disease

21
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What is biological age

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What is the definition of occupational

23
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What is green infrastructure

24
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What are SDGs Sustainable development goals

25
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What is natural increase

26
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What is natural decrease

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