| Term | Definition |
|---|
| famine | wide spread starvation caused by food shortage |
| malnutrition | in a condition that occurs when people do not take in enough calories |
| diet | is the type and the amount of food that one eats |
| arable land | land that can be used to grow crops |
| top soil | the layer of soil |
| erosion | the wearing away of rock and soil by wind and water |
| compose | partly decomposed organic materials |
| salinization | the build up of salts in the soil |
| pesticides | chemicals used to kill insects |
| biological pest control | using living organisms to control pest |
| genetic engineering | technology that is used to alter the gentic make up of an orgasim |
| domesticated | animals that are bred for human use |
| overhavesting | removing more of a population than the population can replace |
| aquaculture | raising of aquatic organisms for human use |
| livestock | the raising of domesticated animals for human use |
| ruminants | cattle sheep or goats |
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