| A | B |
|---|
| heavy industry | the manufacture of machinery and industrial equipment |
| light industry | manufacturing of smaller consumer goods rather than heavy machinery |
| mixed farming | raising several types of crops and livestock on the same farm |
| farm cooperative | organization in which farmers share in growing and selling farm products |
| genetically modified food | the genes of food have been altered to increase size and speed of growth |
| organic farming | use of natural substances rather than chemical fertilizers and pesticides |
| Maastricht Treaty | treaty that set up the European Union |
| deforestation | 2/3 of forestland were removed in Europe |
| dry farming | farming is dry areas that produce crops w/o irrigation |
| acid rain | pollution from European industries; acid falls with rain |
| meltwater pollution | acid pollution is carried into lakes by melting snow |
| acid deposition | car pollution mixes with air; falls to the ground |
| environmentalists | people concerned with environment quality |
| global warming | average global temperature rises |
