Exam 12: Food and the Environment, Sean Gillon

Increased agricultural productivity or output through expanding the amount of land being farmed is referred to as

Technologies and practices that aim to maximize agricultural productivity and profitability, and minimize the challenges that nature poses are referred to as

Which of the following is not a reason for the widespread conditions of food insecurity in the world today?

The separation of livestock from crop production has resulted in

In Lesson 12, Sean Gillon argues, how the environment in food systems is both a social and ecological issue. Write an essay that, first, discusses the way social structures and policies, affect agriculture's impact on the environment. Second, use the issue of food scarcity, to show how it ways social and ecological dynamics are intertwined in food systems.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the production of biofuels?

How does agricultural industrialization attempt to overcome agriculture's basis in nature?

Intensification and extensification are two key processes of agriculture systems. First, define the processes of intensification and extensification. Second, examine how each of these processes has exacerbated the negative impacts of agriculture on the environment. In your answer, please provide supporting examples.

Which social and environmental problem resulted from extensification of agriculture?

The processes of increasing agricultural productivity per unit of land is referred to as

Food scarcity is affected by

Over time the amount of land in agricultural production globally and the amount of water used in agriculture globally have decreased. ?

Increased fertilizer use has resulted in increased nitrogen pollution. Nitrogen pollution results in

Discuss one way that current forms of food consumption contributed to environmental degradation.

Political economic structures, such as competition and volatile prices, tend to

Which statement best describes the issue of food scarcity?

Industrial agriculture requires higher levels of pesticides because

Policy decisions that incentivize agriculture production over environmental conservation indicate are an example of

What is extensification and how can it contribute to environmental degradation?

Agriculture uses an estimated _____ percent of the global fresh water supply.