• 1. 

    Drag each key term to the correct definition.

    • Sustainable agriculture

    • Commodity

    • Food security

    • Economy of scale

    • Environmental degradation

    • Factory farm

    • Dryland agriculture

    • Green Revolution

    • Turbidity

      a. 

      Farming that is conducted in a way that preserves resources

        b. 

        A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee

          c. 

          The knowledge that enough food will be provided for the population now and in the future

            d. 

            The advantage that a larger producer or consumer has over a smaller one because of costs that do not increase proportionately with size or amount purchased

              e. 

              A change or disturbance to the environment perceived as harmful or undesirable

                f. 

                A farm where many animals are raised together in a small space

                  g. 

                  Farming that depends only on natural rainfall and soil moisture to water crops

                    h. 

                    A period beginning in the 1940s when new agricultural techniques brought great increases in production and greatly decreased the incidence of hunger worldwide

                      i. 

                      Cloudiness in the water due to the presence of extremely fine soil particles that are held in suspension