Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Tuesday October 21

Howdy gang! In class today we will finish the FRQ portion of the Unit 1 test. We will have a test review on Friday.
To prepare for Wednesday and Thursday, please read/review the article linked here.
The reading tips for the article:
  1. Read through it once to get an idea about the article; what is the story? Can you summarize the main points/ideas?
    1. be sure to use the following words in your summary:
      1. agriculture, yield, nutrition, malnutrition, poverty, fertilizer, pesticide, technology/information transfer
  2. What are some key events that triggered the "Green Revolution"?
  3. What did the Green Revolution ultimately lead to (in terms of current food production)?
  4. Is it all good news? What is the bad news?
  5. Where did it work? Why? Where did it fail? Why?

We will look at Chapter 10 in Chiras (Creating a Sustainable System of Agriculture to Feed the World's People) after break, please enjoy your break; relax a little, but try and get through this so that we can be ready for a full post-break week of work.
Let me start by saying that this is a DENSE chapter, full of all kinds of goodness, it is the breakfast equivalent of a bowl of bran--but more delicious!
As always, here are key concepts and vocabulary for you to focus in on and make things more manageable.

  1. Concepts
    1. Population
    2. Agricultural Practices
      1. yield measurements
      2. crop rotation
      3. tillage practices
      4. strip cropping
      5. terracing
      6. shelter belts
      7. contour farming
      8. gully reclamation
      9. farmland conversion
    3. Irrigation Practices
      1. drip line irrigation
      2. center pivot irrigation
      3. time of day irrigation practices
      4. downward spray nozzle
      5. desalinization
    4. Soil Practices/Issues
      1. soil profile
      2. soil formation
      3. tillage 
      4. fertilizers
      5. pesticides
      6. herbicides
      7. salinization
      8. water logging
      9. wind erosion
    5. Crop Modification Practices
      1. hybridization
      2. cross breeding
      3. modifications
      4. selective breeding
    6. Environmental Issues
      1. mono-vs-poly culture farms
      2. desertification
      3. habitat alteration/destruction
      4. population growth
    7. Economic Issues
      1. farm income 
      2. subsidy programs
      3. economic incentives
      4. trade issues
  2. Vocabulary
    1. Refer to the vocabulary list on page 192
  3. Alphabet Soup
    1. GMO
    2. FDA
    3. USAID (Green Revolution article)
    4. HYV (Green Revolution article)
    5. CSA
    6. USDA

  4. Legislation
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