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Lecture 6 Flashcards

1
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What are the top fruits in the world?

A

Tomato
banana
apple
mango

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2
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What does foraging mean?

A

Hunting and gathering

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3
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What does pastoralism mean?

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Grazing animals and moving from spot to spot

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4
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Shifting cultivation

A

Slash and burn
clear an area of land to plant
deplete nutrients in the soil
move somewhere else

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5
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What is Iowa solely known for growing?

A

Corn and Soybeans

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6
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What is farming known as today?

A

Industrial Agriculture

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7
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Why do organic farmers have to plan ahead?

A

Because they don’t have the option to use pesticides

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8
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There are no (corporate/family) farms in CA, just big (corporate/family) farms. (pick one)

A

Corporate; family

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9
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Did the number of workers to farms drop or increase because of industrial farming?

A

Drop

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10
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What country uses pesticides the most?

A

UK
France
Germany
So Europeans are the main users

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11
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Today’s American tractors is equal to how many horses?

A

250 million horses

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12
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What are the challenges facing agriculture?

A

Fossil fuel depletion
Environmental degradation –> erosion and pollution
Climate change
Farm economy

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13
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What is sustainable agriculture?

A

An agriculture that maintains productivity indefinitely.
Economically viable
environmentally sustainable
Socially responsible

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14
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How much of total food sales are organic?

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3.7%; 11% are fruits and veggies

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15
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How is something considered organic?

A

Anything grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or growth regulators

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16
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What is CSA?

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Community Supported Agriculture; a program on eating local

17
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What is slash and burn?

A

Typically in tropical forests
Forest is cut, dried, and burned
Area is cultivated for 1-5 years and then abandoned as fertility declines

18
Q

How is phosphorus obtained?

A

It is mined from the earth, not made synthetically. therefore there is only so much available to the world.

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