18.2 Green Revolution Presentation

Multiple Choice

Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population's need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?

• The elimination of poverty in India's rural regions

• The use of genetically modified seeds

• The increase of microloan programs that provide farmers with credit

• The use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters

• The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals.

Multiple Choice

Genetically engineered foods look and taste the same as regular foods. The only difference genetically modified foods has is

• fewer calories

• the addition of certain minerals

• genes with traits that improve something about the plant

• a better chance at surviving a frost during the growing season

Multiple Choice

To change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways that are useful for humans

• surplus

• domesticate

• revolution

• specialization

Multiple Choice

Genetically engineered foods look and taste the same as regular foods. The only difference genetically modified foods has is

• fewer calories

• the addition of certain minerals

• genes with traits that improve something about the plant

• a better chance at surviving a frost during the growing season

Multiple Choice

Which process is involved with genetic engineering?

• Allowing organisms to reproduce without human interference

• Humans choosing individuals with desirable traits to parent the next generation

• Using technology to cut DNA and insert genes to get the traits you want.

Open Ended

How might high-yield seeds change the lives of farmers living in famine-prone regions?

Open Ended

Who benefited most from the Green Revolution, and who was left behind?

Multiple Choice

What trend do you notice in fertilizer and irrigation use over time?

• Increase in both

• Decrease in both

• Increase in fertilizer only

• Decrease in irrigation only

Multiple Choice

What were the main benefits for the winners of the Green Revolution?

• Improved food security

• Increased debt

• Environmental decline

• Higher costs for small farmers