Notes 6.4

Question 1

Types of land cover changes

Answer 1

Desertification
Deforestation
Draining wetlands
Soil salinization
pollution

Question 2

Societal effects of agricultural practices (3)

Answer 2

• changing diets
• role of women in agricultural production
• economic purpose

Question 3

why doesn’t rural, remote, and impoverished areas don’t have access to food? (3)

Answer 3

1. lack of infrastructure to distribute food
2. lack of food supply in areas (inability for food producers to make money in these areas)
3. adverse weather (dough)

Question 4

pro of GMO usage (3)

Answer 4

• provides more productive seeds
• Develops organisms that flourish in various soil conditions
• makes crops more resistant to pests and weather

Question 5

Cons of GMO usage (3)

Answer 5

• expensive
• possible creation of “super pests”
• Reduction in biodiversity

Question 6

pros of aquaculture (2)

Answer 6

• steady supply of fish
• affordable prices

Question 7

cons of aquaculture (3)

Answer 7

• spread of disease and parasites from close contact
• use of chemicals and antibiotics → ecosystem and biodiversity damage
• high levels of organic matter in oceans from fish waste → worse water quality

Question 8

How to solve food insecurity? (3)

Answer 8

1. GMOs
2. Fish
3. Women

Question 9

trends are making it more challenging to produce high quantities of food (3)

Answer 9

changing diets
climate change
declining arable land

Question 10

Social Trends (3)

Answer 10

Organic farming
Community-supported agriculture (CSA)
Local food movement

Question 11

Women vs. Men in agriculture (2)

Answer 11

• compared to men, women are more likely to
  
  • be more involved in subsistence than commercial agriculture
  • lack access to key resources, such a fertilizers and pesticides