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Which of these is a risk of intensive farming?

Why do we need to produce more food today?

6th grade - Farming advances

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1
Why do we need to produce more food today?
People eat too much and too fast
Robots are eating our food
The population is getting smaller everywhere
There are more people in the world
2
Which of these is a risk of intensive farming?
Damaging ecosystems
More parties on farms
Better food taste
Making farms prettier
3
In 2016, how much land was used for major crops like corn, rice, and wheat?
1.7 billion acres
One small country
100 acres
500 million acres
4
Why is it hard to keep growing more food in the future?
People will stop farming
Animals don’t help anymore
Climate change is making farming harder
Farms are running out of money
5
What is overgrazing?
Cutting grass with lasers
Feeding cows chocolate
Growing grass in space
Letting animals eat too much grass
6
What is one reason modern farming can hurt the environment?
It uses too much water
It makes people tired
It stops food from growing
It’s too cheap
7
What is irrigation in farming?
Watering crops using pipes or systems
Painting tractors
Spraying perfume on plants
Playing music for plants
8
What was the “Green Revolution”?
when farming got more advanced
A protest about trees
A holiday in Brazil
A superhero movie
9
What has helped us grow more food on less land?
Cutting down forests
Storing food underground
Planting only apples
Advanced farming techniques
10
What is one bad thing about using chemical fertilizers?
They can be bad for the environment
They smell too nice
They make the food taste bad
They grow candy