Agricultural Revolution MCQ

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According to this passage, what was one impact of the agricultural changes in England?

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Wage labor led to a growing gap between the rich and poor.

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This illustration can best be used to

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illustrate advances in agriculture

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Which claim is best supported by this illustration? Options: Changes in farming prevented the growth of large scale farms. Improved equipment decreased the amount of human labor of farmers. Innovations in farming contributed to a drop in population. New technologies reduced the impact of farming on the environment.

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Improved equipment decreased the amount of human labor of farmers.

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Identify one change in the methods of food production that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution in Britain, according to the authors of A History of the Modern World.

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New technology to increase efficiency

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Identify one effect of the actions taken by wealthy landowners described in the passage.

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Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers

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Which situation was a result of the events described in this passage? Options: migration of people to rural areas, development of Marxist ideals, famine in Ireland, population increase

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population increase

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Which event brought about similar agricultural changes to those described in this passage? Options: desertification of the Sahara/Sahel, construction of the Aswan Dam, Green Revolution, Ukrainian Holodomor

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Green Revolution

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Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map? Options: Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people. England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities. People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution. In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.

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England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

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Identify one cause of the historical development depicted in the map.

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Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England.

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Identify one effect of the historical development depicted in the map.

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Overcrowded and polluted cities