Chapter 11 - Agriculture
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- Q1Undernutrition means…A lack of food such that deaths beginLacking the proper balance of proteins, vitamins, and mineralsLacking a specific nutrient such as vitamin A or ironNot consuming a sufficient number of calories30s
- Q2Anemia, the most widespread nutritional deficiency, is the result of insufficient….ProteinIronVitamin DVitamin A30s
- Q3Which is not a benefit of GMOs?Increased profitsIncreased crop yieldsDecreased pesticide useIncreased genetic diversity30s
- Q4Which of the following does not explain the rise of the modern farming system?Irrigation contributes to greater crop yieldsSmall farms are usually more profitable than large farmsFertilizers improved crop yields and are easy to applyThe cost of labor varies from country to country30s
- Q5The primary reason for malnutrition is...insufficient food productionpovertydiversion of food to livestockpolitical unrest30s
- Q6The Green Revolution...encouraged use of monocroppingdiscouraged mechanization of agriculturepertained to leafy greens onlybegan in the mid-nineteenth century30s
- Q7Which is a part of integrated pest management (IPM)?crop rotationcontour plowingno-tillmore pesticides30s
- Q8The use of synthetic fertilizers increases crop yields, but also...increases runoff into bordering surface watersdecreases phosphorus concentrations in the atmosphereincreases fish populations in nearby streamsdestroys the nitrifying bacteria in the soil30s