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    APES Study Guide

    Unit 6: Food & Agriculture

    In this unit we will study the basic nutritional needs of human beings, what happens when these needs are not met, and what is being
    done in an attempt to make certain that these needs are met for all people. We will also study agriculture, soils and soil conservation,
    and the “green revolution.”
    Textbook Reference:
    Botkin, Keller, Environmental Science, 6th Edition: Chapters 11-12
    Outside Reading:
    Diamond, “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race,” Discover. May, 1987.
    Other Materials: (If time permits)
    Food, Inc.
    King Corn
    SGQ 1-5 Due Monday, November 29, 2010;
    SGQ 6-10 Due Monday, December 6, 2010

    Vocabulary (About 60 terms)


    green revolution O horizon overgrazing
    monoculture A horizon water logging
    cash crop E horizon pest
    subsistence crop B horizon vector
    ruminant C horizon biological control
    aquaculture organic fertilizer natural pesticide
    limiting factor inorganic fertilizer integrated pest management (IPM)
    synergistic effect leaching pesticide
    genetic engineering fallow broad spectrum pesticide
    genetically modified organisms (GMOs) sustainable agriculture narrow spectrum pesticide
    hydroponics slash-and-burn agriculture insecticide
    undernutrition (undernourishment) contour farming (plowing) herbicide
    overnutrition (overnourishment) no-till agriculture fungicide
    malnutrition (malnourishment) industrialized agriculture rodenticide
    kwashiorkor shelterbelts bioaccumulation
    marasmus organic farming biomagnification
    famine drip irrigation pesticide treadmill
    seed bank soil salinization neurotoxin
    sustainable yield desertification Silent Spring
    soil fertility DDT

    Study Guide Questions (SGQs):


    1. Describe and write out the sequence of events that led to the 6. Identify and evaluate the pros and cons of agricultural
    green revolution, then identify and describe its successes subsidies and international food relief.
    and failures.
    7. Describe how insect pests become resistant to a pesticide,
    2. Explain how the characteristics of current world food then explain how a farmer “gets on” the pesticide treadmill
    production and distribution significantly contribute to the and describe its consequences.
    world’s food problem. What solutions are there to the
    8. Define integrated pest management. Analyze the pros and
    world’s food problem.
    cons of using integrated pest management.
    3. Define undernourishment; then identify, define and
    9. Identify the different classes (not types) of pesticides.
    distinguish between the various maladies associated with
    Classify each class as narrow spectrum or broad spectrum,
    undernourishment.
    list its degree of persistence, and identify the extent to
    4. Explain what soil is, where it comes from and how long it which it bioaccumulates and biomagnifies.
    takes to form. Using a simple drawing, identify each soil
    10. Describe the characteristics of the ideal pest and the ideal
    horizon and provide a brief description of each.
    pesticide. Describe the characteristics of the ideal pest and
    5. Distinguish among the three soil textures. Describe how the ideal pesticide.
    humus and pH contribute to soil fertility.
    999812-BD301
    Brother order number

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