24-modern agriculture

Question 1

what is monoculture and its effects on the environments

Answer 1

it is growing a single crop one at a time on a piece of land

1. pest / disease prone.
2. pesticides may kill beneficial insects
3. decreases biodiveristy

Question 2

impacts of producing foods

Answer 2

1. deforestation and global warming
2. less land there is available for
   people to live on
3. too expensive for people in some countries to start or maintain food production,