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Ch 12: Production & Distribution of Food - Coggle Diagram
Ch 12: Production & Distribution of Food
US Leading Crop Communities
Irrigation
Fossil Fuels
Modern Machinery
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Leading Crops
Beef
Corn
Soybeans
Dairy
Msic Crops
Broilers (chicken & turkey)
Hogs
Wheet
Eggs
Hay
Genetically Modified organisms (GMO) ~ organisms receiving genes from other organisms by genetic (transgenic) engineering. Some good and some terrible
70% of all proceed food in the USA have GMOS
Food Crisis
Rising cost of fuel
Corn used for biofuel production
Higher quality diets (more meat) in emerging economies
Weather realtered shortfalls in crios
Dancing in cary overstock
Levels of nourishment
Hunger: lack of basic food required to provide energy and eet nurtla needs
Undernourishment: lack of adequate food for energy
Malnutimet: lack of essential nutrients
Over-nourishment: eating to much
Advantages
Distadnavatge
Disease and resistance
Envirometals pest resistance
Tolerance to environmental conditions
Ecological impacts
Improve nutritional value
Supper weeds
Pharmaceutical products in crops
Safety issues
Less use of predicates ~ less damage
Allergic fractions
Less soil erosion ~ no tillage
New toxins