Sustainability Week 3

Pore spaces found within permeable layers of rock and sediment underneath the soil that store groundwater

Porous rock covered by soil

Surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay, which impedes water flow to or from the aquifer

The uppermost level at which groundwater in a given area fully saturates the rock or soil

The process by which water from precipitation percolates through the soil into groundwater

Water that naturally percolates up to the surface

A well created by drilling a hole into a confined aquifer

Total daily per capita use of freshwater for a country of the world

Per person

A form of irrigation where the farmer digs trenches, or furrows, along the crop rows and fills them with water

A form of irrigation where an entire field is flooded with water

A form of irrigation where water is pumped into an apparatus that contains a series of spray nozzles

A form of irrigation where a slowly dripping hose on the ground or buried beneath the soil delivers water directly to the plant roots

An area surrounding a well that does not contain groundwater

A pesticide that specifically targets fungi (the plural of fungi)

A pesticide that specifically targets rodents

Pesticides that remain in the environment for years of decades

Pesticides that break down relatively rapidly, usually in weeks to months, and have fewer long-term effects but because they must be applied more often their overall environmental impact is not always lower than that of persistent pesticides

An agricultural practice that uses a variety of techniques to minimize pesticide inputs

A trait possessed by certain individuals that are exposed to a pesticide and survive

A large indoor or outdoor structure designed for maximum occupancy of animals and maximum output of meat

Human-made pond lines with rubber built to handle large quantities of manure produced by livestock

Allowing animals to graze outdoors on grass for most or all of their lifecycle

The feeding of herds of animals by moving them to seasonally productive feeding ground, often over long distances