Brandenburg vs Ohio

Study Guide for Final Exam

Anemia
Kwashiorkor
Goiter
Marasmus
CAFO
Aquaculture
Green revolution
Norman Borlaug
USDA
CRP
Maize
Dwarf wheat
Genetic engineering
GMO

What kinds of organisms live in soils?  
Loam
Rill erosion
Gully erosion
Desertification
Salinization
Monoculture
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Herbicide
Pesticide
Fungicide
Biocide
DDT

Legume (in British English, these are also called “pulses”)
Nitrogen-fixing
Nitrate
Phosphate
Dead Zone
Rachel Carson
Pest resistance
Atrazine
No-till, minimum till agriculture
IPM
Locavore



Chapter 9
What is meant by the term food security?
What are some of the reasons a person might become a locavore?
How many animals might be housed in a hog CAFO?   In a cattle feedlot?
What are some of the environmental problems that develop around CAFO’s?
What are some of the environmental problems that develop around fish farms?
What does it mean that most of the hybrid varieties of grains are “high responders”?
What are the implications of the green revolution for traditional farmers world-wide?   Was it an entirely good thing?
Is genetic engineering considered to be safe?   By whom?   What problems might develop if GMO’s interbreed with native species?  
Corn is by far the dominant crop produced in the US.   In what ways is this a good thing for Americans?   In what ways is it a problem?

Chapter 10
What kinds of organisms live in soils?  
Why are loam soils best for agriculture?
What does it mean for a soil to have a loose, aerated structure?   What agricultural practices tend to compact soil and destroy this structure?
Your text states that “your food comes mostly from the A horizon.”   Why is the A horizon so critical for plant growth?
What are the two main agents of soil erosion?   What agricultural practices accelerate soil loss?   Which kind of soil erosion is most prevalent in Minnesota?   What about North and South Dakota?
How does the use of herbicides contribute to soil...