Chapter 9 Vocabulary

method of agriculture characterized by large scale operation, monoculture, and the goal of steadily increasing each crop’s yield

• industrialized agriculture

• organic agriculture

• traditional agriculture

• aquaculture

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condition in which food energy intake exceeds energy use and causes excess body fat

• food insecurity

• chronic malnutrition

• food security

• overnutrition

condition where affected individuals do not get enough protein and other key nutrients

• food insecurity

• chronic malnutrition

• food security

• overnutrition

these are financial gifts handed out by the government

• food insecurity

• subsidies

• food security

• overnutrition

access to enough safe, nutritious foods for a healthy lifestyle

• overnutrition

• food insecurity

• chronic malnutrition

• food security

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

process of increasing crop production through industrialized agriculture

• industrialized agriculture

• organic agriculture

• aquaculture

• green revolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

method of low input agriculture characterized by the reliance on human labor and draft animals

• industrialized agriculture

• polyculture

• traditional agriculture

• monoculture

growing crops without the use of synthetic pesticides, synthetic inorganic fertilizers, and genetic engineering and raising livestock on natural feed without the use of antibiotics or growth hormones

• industrialized agriculture

• organic agriculture

• aquaculture

• green revolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

lack of access to nutritious food

• overnutrition

• food insecurity

• chronic malnutrition

• food security

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

cultivation of a single crop usually on a large area of land

• industrialized agriculture

• polyculture

• traditional agriculture

• monoculture