Land and Agriculture Crossword

an increase in the ratio or density of people living in urban areas rather than in rural areas
the problems that arise from the rapid spread of a city into adjoining suburbs and rural areas
the raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans
describes an area of open land that is often used for farming
describes an area that contains a city
Provides additional nutrients to help plants grow, can be synthetic or organic
poison used to destroy pests, such as insects, rodents, or weeds
insects may be able to survive pesticide application which leads to more applications and stronger pesticide use
the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
Series of scientific and educational efforts in 1960s to increase amount of crops grown in developing countries
farmers grow food crops to feed themselves and their families
farming that does NOT use pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or GMOs
The agricultural practice of repetitively planting a single plant species, rather than growing a variety of plants Genetically Modified
the process of clearing forests
a process in which the materials of Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another
the process of cutting down all the trees in an area of forest at once
only some of the trees in an area of forest are cut down at any one time
the process by which human activities or climatic changes make arid or semiarid areas more desertlike
the science, art, and practice of managing and using forest lands wisely