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H519 Popn Dynamic 2
PART 2
Question | Answer |
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What is malnutrition? | The lack of foods with proper vitamins and minerals for proper health. |
Kwashiorkor | Malnutriion caused by low protein intake. |
Marasmus | A protein calorie form of malnutrtion, symptoms include diarrhea. |
Why do people use labor intensive farming? | Because of cheap labor being unavailable |
Reducing Post Harvest Food Loss | Preventing insects and rodents from destroying crop before and after harvest. |
Eating lower on food chain | Eating more grains and aquaculture. |
Improving yield per acre | New plant varieties and farming methods as well as GMOs to produce higher yield of products. |
GMOs | Genetic engineering that allows genes from certain species into plants to allow for a higher yield. |
Overgrazing | Grassland disturbance |
Soil Erosion | 25 billion metric tons of soil are lost because of wind and water erosion |
Deforestation | Caused by logging and its conversion of forests into agriculture. |
desertification | Changing once fertile land into dessert through overgrazing. |