Green Revolution

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What was the Green Revolution? What effect has it had? What lessons can we learn from it to address global needs in the 21st century?

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What PROBLEM was the Green Revolution attempting to solve?

• Population Growth

• Climate change

• Drought

• World hunger

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Based on the video, which of the following is true about the Green revolution?

• The Green revolution was successful and allowed once struggling nations to become self sufficent.

• The Green revolution was successful and has led to once struggling nations to import more crops.

• The Green revolution was unsuccessful and has made struggling nations more dependent on more developed nations.

• The Green revolution was unsuccessful and led to more famines in once struggling nations.

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According to the graph, what impact did the Green Revolution have on grain production in India?

• Grain production increased while grain imports increased.

• Grain production increased while grain imports decreased.

• Grain production descreased. while grain imports increased.

• Grain production decreased while grain imports increased.

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According to the authors of this passage, what was NOT A problem countries in Africa faced in attempting to adopt the Green Revolution?

• African farmers couldn't afford new technologies

• The sophistated skills needed to manage water was in short supply

• Farmers growing staple crops could not grow the new plants.

• Africans growing staple crops did not plant the new varieties.

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 According to David Tilman, what are two effects of the Green Revolution? (2 answers)

• Countries were able to grown enough food even as their population increased.

• Many farmers were not able to compete with new crops and they had to sell their land.

• The Green revolution has had a negative effect on the enviornment.

• The Green revolution is a major reason for climate change.