Nama : Fadhila Syaqwa Ahqmara

NIM : 211510301030
Prgram Study : Ilmu Tanah
Mata Kuliah : Bahasa Inggris

AGROCLIMATOLOGY

A. VOCABULARY
Match the pictures of global warming on agriculture with the correct
descriptions in the box. Write the letter.

C
D

A
E
G
a. Loss of biodiversity
in fragile
environment
b. Increased frequency
of weather
extremes
c. Loss of fertile
coastal lands
d. Longer
growing
seasons
e. Increased incidence
of pest and vector-
borne disease
f. Unpredictable
farming
condition
B. Changes
g. READING in the

Complete the text using the words A – J in the box below.

Agriculture is an important sector of the U.S. economy. The crops,
1 Livestock (J), and seafood produced in the United States contribute more
than
$300 billion to the economy each year. When food – 2 Supply (B) and
other agriculture-related industries are included, the agricultural and food3
Sectors (I) contribute more than $750 billion to the gross domestic product.
Crops grown in the United States are critical for the food supply here and
around the world. U.S. farms 4 Service (A) nearly 25% of all grains
(such as
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wheat, corn, and rice) on the global market. Changes in 5 Warming
(D), atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), and the frequency and intensity of
extreme 6 Temperature (H) could have significant impacts on crop yields.
For any particular 7 Crop (G), the effect of increased temperature will depend
on the crop's optimal temperature for growth and reproduction. In some areas,
8 Weather (C) may benefit the types of crops that are typically 9 Planted
(F) there, or allow farmers to shift to crops that are currently grown in
warmer areas. Conversely, if the higher temperature 10 Eceeds (E) a
crop'soptimum temperature, yields will decline.

Adapted from: https://www.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-

agriculture-and-food-supply

Service Planted Crop

Supply Temperature
Weather Sectors Livestock
Warming
Exceeds