AP HUG CHAPTER 14

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Land cover change

Refers to the changes that have taken place in natural environments due to a variety of natural and/or human induced causes.

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Salinization

Accumulation of salts in soil that can eventually make the soil unable to support plant growth.

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Irrigation

Supplying land with water through a network of canals.

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Center-pivot irrigation

A type of irrigation that waters crops using sprinkler systems on huge turning wheels.

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Wetlands

A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture, especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.

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Deforestation

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

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Slash-and-burn agriculture

Another name for shifting cultivation, so named because fields are cleared by slashing the vegetation and burning the debris.

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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

Crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods.

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Aquaculture

The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.

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Overgraze

To allow livestock to strip areas so bare that plants cannot grow back.

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Organic food

Food produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or growth hormones.

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Value-added farming

Occurs when farmers process their crops into high-value products (e.g., turning grapes into wine).

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Local-food movement

Collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies.

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Community gardens

Spaces where groups of people grow fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants on either a communal or an individual plot.

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Vertical farms

Grow crops inside in stackable trays, using greenhouses, artificial lights, and hydroponics.

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Hydroponics

The method of growing plants in a solution of nutrients instead of in soil.

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Community-supported agriculture (CSA)

A system in which consumers pay farmers in advance for a share of their yield, usually in the form of weekly deliveries of produce.

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Food insecurity

A condition in which people do not have adequate access to food.

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Food desert

An area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.

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Food distribution system

A network of trade and transportation that gets food from farms to consumers.

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Food processing

The cooking, canning, drying, or freezing of food and the preparing of it for market.

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Tariff

A tax on imported goods.

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Quota

A limit placed on the quantities of a product that can be imported.

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Gender inequality

The inequality between men and women in terms of wealth, income, and status.

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Gender-specific obstacles

Discriminatory practices that prevent female farmers from their potential productivity.

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Crop gap

Female-run farms are much less productive because of gender-specific obstacles.

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