Topic 5.10 Consequences of Agricultural Practices

Question 1

Deforestation

Answer 1

clearance and destruction of forestland to prepare it for agricultural use

Question 2

Desertification

Answer 2

the process by which once-fertile land becomes a desert as a result of climate variation or human activity

Question 3

Irrigation

Answer 3

the controlled application of water to fields

Question 4

Pastoral Nomadism

Answer 4

a system of breeding and herding livestock, such as cattle, sheep, and goats, by following seasonal movement of rainfall to areas of open pastures

Question 5

Slash and Burn Agriculture

Answer 5

method used to prepare a plot of land for cultivation. trees and brush are cut and burned, releasing nutrients into the soil

Question 6

Soil Salinization

Answer 6

the concentration of dissolved salts in the soil

Question 7

Terraced Farming

Answer 7

agricultural technique that involves cutting fields into hillsides to create land for cultivating crops