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    Module 6 Human Practices - Arable Land

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    Arable land suitable for agriculture is unevenly distributed globally due to climate. Where arable land exists, intensive farming is used to achieve high yields but degrades the land, reducing its availability over time. Soil constraints and human activities like deforestation and urban development further reduce available arable land. Modern agriculture employing machinery and new farming methods like those in the Green Revolution have environmental impacts such as loss of organic matter, toxicity from pesticides and fertilizer pollution of water.

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    Arable land suitable for agriculture is unevenly distributed globally due to climate. Where arable land exists, intensive farming is used to achieve high yields but degrades the land, reducing its availability over time. Soil constraints and human activities like deforestation and urban development further reduce available arable land. Modern agriculture employing machinery and new farming methods like those in the Green Revolution have environmental impacts such as loss of organic matter, toxicity from pesticides and fertilizer pollution of water.

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    Arable land suitable for agriculture is unevenly distributed globally due to climate. Where arable land exists, intensive farming is used to achieve high yields but degrades the land, reducing its availability over time. Soil constraints and human activities like deforestation and urban development further reduce available arable land. Modern agriculture employing machinery and new farming methods like those in the Green Revolution have environmental impacts such as loss of organic matter, toxicity from pesticides and fertilizer pollution of water.

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    Arable land suitable for agriculture is unevenly distributed globally due to climate. Where arable land exists, intensive farming is used to achieve high yields but degrades the land, reducing its availability over time. Soil constraints and human activities like deforestation and urban development further reduce available arable land. Modern agriculture employing machinery and new farming methods like those in the Green Revolution have environmental impacts such as loss of organic matter, toxicity from pesticides and fertilizer pollution of water.

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    • Like water resources, arable land or land fit for


    agriculture is not evenly distributes all over the
    world mainly due to climatic conditions, and
    since food production demands a high yield,
    intensive farming is done in arable lands. This
    creates a vicious cycle, because the more arable
    land is needed, the scarcer they become
    because of degradation.
    • Soil Constraints due to erosion, contamination,
    slope, or depth make a significant portion of
    land unsuitable for crop production.
    Furthermore, the negative effects of human
    development such as excessive or improper
    irrigation, deforestation, or urban development
    increases the scarcity of arable land.
    - The development of various kinds of
    machines following the Industrial
    Revolution resulted in major
    changes in the way
    agriculture is
    done.
    - The Green Revolution that began in
    1950s introduced new plant varieties
    and farming methods to reduce
    waiting or wasting time.
    1. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
    • Excessive tillage results in loss of
    2. Organic Matter.
    • Use of Pesticides and other synthetic
    fertilizers can be toxic to nontarget
    3. organisms.
    • Commercially produced or synthetic fertilizers pollute
    water.
    • Eutrophication – excessive nutrients in water forms
    which allow algae to multiply faster.

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