Soil Conservation

Match the word with the definition. Terracing hillside cut into steps to help slow erosion Contour farming plowing across the contour of the land to minimize soil erosion No-till farming practice that slows erosion by cutting slits in the land, instead of turning the soil Overgrazing erosion happens when plants are eaten for long periods of time by too many animals Leeching loss of nutrients in the soil by planting the same plants in the same area year after year Crop rotation when plants are moved to different areas each year so that nutrients are not stripped Fill in the blanks to show how the crops should be relocated on the fourth year. In year four, a farmer should plant the leaf in the part of the field labeled A. Second, the farmer should plant the root in the part of the field labeled B. Third. the farmer should plant the legume in the part of the field labeled C. Last, the farmer should plant the fruit in the part of the field labeled D. In Georgia, the standard of cows per acre is two if a farmer doesn't want to supplement feed during the growing season. However, in Arizona, two cows per acre would be too many animals. Why can overgrazing occur more easily in Arizona than in Georiga? Arizona is an arid, dry area that cannot support grasses as well as Georgia. Georgia is an arid, dry state that cannot support grasses like Arizona. Arizona is a flat land that doesn't have mountains, and animals needs mountains to survive.