soil terms mining soil characteristics agricultural practices fisheries environmental issues in...
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Soil terms Mining Soil characteristics
Agricultural practices
Fisheries Environmental issues in
agriculture
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How soil is formed?
What is the parent material of soil?
Describe humus.
What is loam’s makeup?
Draw a soil column on the board. 2ml sand, 4ml silt, 1 ml clay. What percent of each?
Name 2 environmental impacts of mining.
How does recycling reduce impacts of mining?
What is an example of a remediation method used to
treat acid mine drainage?
What does the Antarctic treaty (Madrid Protocol) state?
What does the General Mining Law of 1872 state?
This organ anchors a plant to the soil
Why do plants need nitrogen?
What do these letters stand for N-P-K? What is the importance
of these to soil?
How would you calculate soil moisture ? What is the
significance of soil moisture?
Describe tropical soils. Are they good farming soil? Why
or why not?
What is high-input agriculture?
How would you make compost?
Describe two techniques used by a farmer at a CSA (organic
community supported agriculture)
Describe what a sustainable farm would look like.
What caused and contributed to the American Dust Bowl?
What do fish provide in a diet?
Name two reasons for the decline in our fisheries.
Name one solution to overfishing.
What is the Magnuson-Stevens Act?
No pts, but big hint, FRQ on fisheries
How does ag. Impact water quality?
How does ag. Effect soil composition?
What did Africans do to improve the Sahel?
How does a large animal farm impact the environment?
What are the concerns surrounding GMO’s?
