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Agriculture and Environment Big Question: Can We Feed the World Without Destroying the Environment? Chapter 07 1 Words need to know ? arsenic ? livestock ? pasture ? rangeland ? cropland ? dislodge ? humus ? plow ? watershed ? spectrum ? nicotine ? benign ? arid2 What Do We All Eat? Most of the world’s food is provided by only dozens of plant species. 3 What Do We All Eat? Soybeans, broomcorn, sugar cane, sugar beet, potatoes, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and bananas are also important crops. rice wheat corn 4 Where the World’s Major Crops Grow 5 Some Facts about Agriculture Agriculture is perhaps the most renewable of resources. In areas of our country and in the Nile River Valley, agriculture has been practiced continually for thousands of years. China Nile river 6 Some Facts about Agriculture How much do we actually consume each year? Every year, the average Chinese consumes about 270 kgs of vegetables, 152 kgs of grain, 64 kgs of different kinds of fruits, and 54 kgs of meat. Add to that about 30kgs of milk and milk products, 17kgs of eggs, and 12 kgs of fish and shellfish. In America, they consume more than half a ton of food a year per person. 7 The Bad News About Farming ?Farming often degrades soil, both through erosion and also through the loss of nutrients and the degradation of other important soil properties. 8 The Bad News About Farming ?Farming often degrades soil, both through erosion and also through the loss of nutrients and the degradation of other important soil properties. ?Fertilizers and pesticides affect soil, water, and downstream ecosystems. 9 The Bad News About Farming ?Farming often degrades soil, both through erosion and also through the loss of nutrients and the degradation of other important soil properties. ?Fertilizers and pesticides affect soil, water, and downstream ecosystems. ?Irrigation of farmland can lead to salinization (the build-up of salts in the soil to the point that crops