Poisoning wildlife Flashcards
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What does monoculture mean?
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Growing one crop in an area of land
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what does DTT do?
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Kills of insects BUT
kills wildlife and does not decompose easily
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What are the effects of monoculture?(2)
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Nutrients are constantly removed from soil as excess amounts of fertiliser used.
Pests increase so greater use of pesticides.
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What does transportation of food do to the environment?
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Adds carbon dioxide emissions
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What are ‘food miles’ used for?
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Used to describe the distance travelled by a food product from producer to consumer
