Soil Conservation

Question 1

A type of cropping where farmers plant different crops in one harvest season.

Answer 1

strip cropping

Question 2

In ____, different crops are planted during different seasons.

Answer 2

crop rotation

Question 3

What are the advantages of crop rotation?

Answer 3

Crop rotation does not keep the soil from being eroded or washed away, it also prevents exhaustion of the soil mineral content of the soil.

Question 4

This is the tilling of the land in curving rows that follow the contour or slope of the land.

Answer 4

Contour farming

Question 5

Advantage of contour farming.

Answer 5

This method can reduce soil erosion by 50%.

Question 6

In this method, gradual steps along the mountainsides are built to decrease water runoff.

Answer 6

Terracing

Question 7

_________ is planting different crops in different arrangements. This method of planting slows down erosion by providing more plant cover instead of having only one kind of crop.

Answer 7

Intercropping

Question 8

(farming practice) In this practice, rows of trees or other tall perennial plants are planted along the edges of fields. These trees and plants slow down the force of wind.

Answer 8

windbreaking

Question 9

(farming practice) This is turning-over the soil before planting. This method creates more space for air and water.

Answer 9

Tilling

Question 10

The process of restoring woodlands or forests that were previously deforested. This prevents soil erosion and protects wildlife and other organisms.

Answer 10

Reforestation

Question 11

Process of collecting biodegradable materials and placing them in a ground hole or container where they are allowed to decompose.

Answer 11

Composting

Question 12

Chemicals that kill organisms that attack or compete with useful plants.

Answer 12

Pesticides

Question 13

Chemicals that kill unwanted plants such as weeds are called _______.

Answer 13

herbicides