5697351075 | Undernourished | The condition in which not enough calories are ingested to maintain health | 0 | |
5697368861 | Malnourished | Having a diet that lacks the correct balance of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals | 1 | |
5697392527 | Famine | The condition in which foods insecurity is so extreme that large numbers of death occur in a given area over a relatively short period | 2 | |
5697427377 | Green Revolution | A shift in agriculture practices in the twentieth century that included new management techniques, mechanization, fertilization, irrigation, and improved crop varieties, and resulted in increased food output | 3 | |
5720280055 | Waterlogging | A form of soil degradation that occurs when soil remains under water for prolonged periods | 4 | |
5720288301 | Salinization | A form of soil degradation that occurs when the small amount of salts in irrigation water becomes highly concentrated on the soil surface through evaporation | 5 | |
5720293391 | Monocropping | An agricultural method that utilizes large plantings of a single species or variety | 6 | |
5720298417 | Pesticides | A substance, either natural or synthetic, that kills or controls organisms that people consider pests | 7 | |
5720301175 | Bioaccumulation | An increased concentration of a chemical within an organism over time | 8 | |
5720305601 | Nonpersistent Pesticide | A pesticide that breaks down rapidly, usually in weeks or months | 9 | |
5720310141 | Resistant | The term used to describe the surviving individuals after exposure to a pesticide | 10 | |
5720314292 | Desertification | The transformation of arable, productive land to desert or unproductive land due to climate change or destructive land use | 11 | |
5720319898 | Nomadic Grazing | Feeding herds of animals by moving them to seasonally productive feeding grounds, often over long distances | 12 | |
5720326110 | Intercropping | An agricultural method in which two or more crop species are planted in the same field at the same time to promote a synergistic interaction | 13 | |
5720329435 | Annule Plant | A plant that lives only one season | 14 | |
5720332364 | Perennial | A plant that lives for multiple years | 15 | |
5720336150 | Soil | A mix of geologic and organic components that forms a dynamic membrane covering much of Earth's surface | 16 | |
5720347535 | Soil Degredation | The loss of some or all of a soil's ability to support plant growth | 17 | |
5720351283 | Erosion | The physical removal of rock fragments from a landscape or ecosystem | 18 | |
5720362901 | Deposition | The accumulation of depositing of eroded material such as sediment, rock fragments, or soil | 19 | |
5720366207 | Bycatch | The unintentional catch of nontarget species while fishing | 20 | |
5720369938 | Contour Plowing | An agricultural technique in which plowing and harvesting are done parallel to the topographic contours of the land | 21 | |
5720382076 | No-till Agriculture | An agricultural method in which farmers do not turn the soil between seasons, used as a means of reducing erosion | 22 | |
5720385996 | Texture | The property of soil determined by relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay | 23 | |
5720390297 | Parent Material | Rock underlying soil; the material from which the inorganic components of a soil are derived | 24 |
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