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Soil Conservation
Test Description: J. Describe methods for conserving natural resources such as water, soil, and air.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Contour plowing is a soil conservation method that involves...
A
plowing across curves hill slopes
B
never planting crops on a hill
C
plowing deeper into soil when planting crops
D
flattening hills to create flat land before plowing
2) Which of these is NOT a soil conservation technique/ method?
A
strip cropping
B
Crop rotation
C
contour plowing
D
Plowing contour strip
3) Soil can be conserved and its fertility can be maintained by using various methods of soil conservation.
A
True
B
None of these
C
False
D
Two answers are correct
4) When steep hillsides are built up into a series of flat "terraces" it slows down runoff and reduces erosion.
A
Contour Plowing
B
Crop rotation
C
Cover crops
D
Terracing
5) a farming system in which the seeds are directly deposited into untilled soil which has retained the previous crop residues
A
Contour Plowing
B
No- Till Farming
C
Crop Rotation
D
Cover Crops
6) A leafy crop grown to cover, prevent or reduce erosion and to improve the soil by building up its organic nutrients (fertility) content.
A
Terracing
B
Crop Rotation
C
Contour Plowing
D
Cover Crops
7) Varying (changing) the crops on a piece of land in a planned series (yearly), to save or increase the mineral or organic content of the soil.
A
No-Till farming
B
Contour Plowing
C
Crop Rotation
D
Cover Crops
8) a method to maintain the fertility of the soil by protecting the soil from erosion and nutrient loss.
A
Soil Conservation (Techniques)
B
Soil erosion
C
Dust Bowl
D
Strip Cropping
9) 1. term used for the central and southern great plains during the 1930s when the region suffered from drought and dust storms
A
Bowl dusting
B
crop top
C
Dust Bowl
D
Bedrock
10) G. Washington Carver helped the farmers by studying and teaching this soil technique___________.
A
Crop Rotation
B
No-till Farming
C
Cover Crop
D
Contour Plowing
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