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Agricultral landscape

landscapes resulting form the interactions between farming activities and a locations natural environment.

Agroecosystem

an ecosystem modified for agricultural use

Deforestation

Loss of forest lands

Terracing

Proccess of carving parts of a hill or mountainside into small, level growing plots. commonly practiced by subsistence farmers

Resivours

artificial lakes created by building dams across streams and rivers, and are the most common source of irrigation for crops in the untied states.

Aquifiers

Layers of underground sand, gravel, and rocks that contain and release a usable amount of water.

Wetlands

Areas of land that are covered or saturated with water, such as swamps, marshes, and bogs.

desertification

a form of land degradation that occurs when soil deteriorates to a desert like condition.

biodiversity

The variety of organisms living in a location

Salinization

the process by which water soluble salts build up in the soil

Debt for nature swaps

In exchange for local investment in conservation measures, the banks agree to forgive a portion of a country's debts in peripheral countries.