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pangaea

the idea that at one point every continent was connected and was one super continent, thought of by Alfred Wegener

divergent plate boundary

when an oceanic ridge forms and it breaks apart and pushes the plates apart

convergent plate boundary

when the plates push together and up

transport plate boundary

move side by side together which leads to earth quakes

carrying capacity

comes from ecology means maximum number of organisms that a given area can support

increase in diseases, starvation, etc

what happens when carrying capacity is exceeded?

food production in developed countries

the way that land is used is by using a lot of plant breeding, inorganic fertilizers, etc

food production in developing countries

agriculture is the primary means of economy in these countries, if something happens in the global market the economy crashes

increasing yield

to increase the amount or size of something positive like food or profit

green revolution

started in the 1960s by Norman Ernest Borlaug, was a movement to eliminate hunger and help developing countries deal with growing populations by improving agricultural production through technology

90s

when was the issue of starvation in Africa adressed

sustainable agriculture

farming that meets human needs without harming the environment or depleting water and soil resources