1. LAND RESOURCES
On a separate sheet of paper…make a list of as many “uses” as we have for LAND. (in other words…why is land important to the environment?)…TURN IN

2. LAND RESOURCES Agriculture/food production Forestry Mining
Living space/infrastructure

3. PLANT AG… What is needed to produce crops?
LAND/FERTILE SOIL
Plowing
cropland
WATER
IRRIGATION
FERTILIZER
Organic (manure, compost)
Inorganic (miracle grow)
PEST CONTROL
Pesticide use

4. FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES
In an assigned group…prepare a visual on an assigned topic related to food production in the US
The poster should contain the following information:
DESCRIPTION
STATISTICS
How much food is produced by this method?
How efficient is this method of food production?
Economic/cost involved…input/output?)
PROS VS CONS (of the food production method)
PICTURE/DIAGRAM

5. MEAT CONSUMPTION beef/poultry/pork 1950-2010…increased 6X
Average consumption per person doubled
~1/2 world’s meat comes from livestock (unfenced rangelands & enclosed pastures)…grass fed
~1/2 from industrialized factory farming
CAFO…concentrated animal feeding operation
Eggs/milk (dairy)
2nd largest food production system

6. PROS vs. CONS?

7. FISHERY VS. AQUACULTURE
3RD LARGEST FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM
AQUACULTURE
Raising fish in isolated water bodies/contained “ponds” or “cages”
Aquatic plants & animals
THE BLUE REVOLUTION
FISHERIES
Concentration of particular fish species suitable for commercial harvesting in a given ocean area or inland water body
Fish, shellfish
Catching/processing/selling
57% species fished at capacity
30% species “overfished”
~60% fish/shellfish caught by fishing fleets; 42% by aquaculture

8. Industrialized food Production Requires Huge Inputs of Energy…
Non-renewable oil/natural gas
Run farm machinery/fishing vessels
Pump irrigation water fro crops
Make synthetic pesticides & fertilizers
Food processing & distribution
Accounts for 20% of US energy use
10 units of energy to put 1 unit of food on a plate
Food travels an average of 1300 miles from farm to plate

9. Read CASE STUDY: Industrialized Food Production in the US: The First Green Revolution
What is “agribusiness?
Compare average # of ppl each farmer feeds today compared to the 1940s
Summarize how agriculture haschanged since 1950s?
Compare % US income spent on food compared to % ppl in less developed countries spend on their food
What are some hidden costs (related to our food costs) in the US?

10. What Environmental Problems Arise from Industrialized Food Production?
PROS…less land; more food; protects biodiversity
Use Section 3 of Ch. 12 to find:
5 problems that result from AGRICULTURE
3 problems that result from MEAT PRODUCTION
3 problems that arise from AQUACULTURE
Be sure to explain how each problem occurs/impacts environment

11. MEAT PRODUCTION problems
Water consumption
Open ranges
Air pollution
Use of antibiotics
Water pollution
AQUACULTURE problems
Depletion of wild fish species
Insufficient process
Heavy metal contamination
Large waste output
Disrupts gene pool
AGRICULTURE problems:
Soil erosion
Desertification
Soil salinization
Waterlogging
Air pollution
Climate change
biodiversity