Vocab Check 5.2.2

Question 1

Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms

Answer 1

difficulties in helping LDC

Question 2

Aquaculture

Answer 2

cultivation of aquatic plants/animals for food and jobs, contribute to tech and knowledge, reduce wild pop. pressure, protect from pollution

Question 3

Sustainability

Answer 3

not sustainable agricultural processes, but stopping will increase hunger and hurt especially in LDC or poorer people

Question 4

Soil and Water Usage

Answer 4

using to much water and poor irrigation processes cause water loss, water pollution from chemicals

Question 5

Reductions in Biodiversity

Answer 5

reliance on less diversity of crops puts us at risk for pests and diseases, deforestation, and pesticides kill beneficial insects

Question 6

Extensive Fertilizer and Pesticide Use

Answer 6

affect LDCs more because they have less use of these, but more likely to use untreated water

Question 7

Urban Farming

Answer 7

farming, processing, and distributing food in urban areas and reducing food deserts, community, and effective land use

Question 8

Community Farming/Community-Supported Agriculture

Answer 8

supported agriculture, connects producer and consumers by allowing subscription to harvest of a farm

Question 9

Value-added Specialty Crops

Answer 9

adding value to the crops somehow

Question 10

Fair Trade

Answer 10

trade between companies in developing countries and produced in LDCs

Question 11

Local Food Movements

Answer 11

more food is grown locally to appeal, but local isn’t really defined

Question 12

Dietary Shifts

Answer 12

hunter/gatherer, early agriculture, end of famine,overeating

Question 13

Women in Intensive Subsistence Ag.

Answer 13

mostly weeding, harvesting, and fertilizer

Question 14

Women in Extensive Subsistence Agriculture

Answer 14

they do more of the labor because there aren’t opportunities in other

Question 15

Social Factors

Answer 15

in LDCs the women take care and provide food for the family which includes working on the farm, the men are in higher positions of power

Question 16

Political Factors

Answer 16

women are prohibited from having land under their name, they can’t vote or participate in any politics

Question 17

Economic Factors

Answer 17

on subsistence farms they have to provide food for the family because the crops grown are just for the family not to be sold, so the man has to go out and get money another way

Question 18

Environmental Factors

Answer 18

they are more at risk of pollution because they are working with the fertilizers and pesticides daily

Question 19

Demographic Factors

Answer 19

when there is high fertility rate they likely have less power whereas if it is low they likely have more

Question 20

Role of Women in Ag. in More Developed Countries

Answer 20

women own farms, vote, and make up decisions made in most farms; they have more power after all of the bills and laws that have been passed