Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

The term "Green Revolution" refers to

• the study of the natural world

• an increase in worldwide food and agricultural resources

• a shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine

• an uprising of farmers and industrial workers

Which statement about the Green Revolution is most accurate?

• in reduced the amount of chemical pollutants in the environment

• It increased food output in many developing countries

• It decreased dependence on fossil fuels

• It attempted to end colonial rule

According to Thomas Malthus, the rate of increase for human populations in relation to the rate of increase for food production was a problem. Malthus believed that

• industrial development would severely limit population growth

• famine and war were natural checks on population growth

• countries with larger populations would conquer countries with smaller populations

• food production would increase at a faster rate than populations would

"Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of populations is so superior to the power in the earth to provide subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race..." - Thomas Malthus, "Essay on Population," 1798

This prediction proved to be wrong in part because of increases in

• ethnic cleansing

• farm productivity

• the number of wars

• the number of droughts

Since the 1960s, famine in many parts of the world has been reduced by

• increased urbanization

• global warming

• laissez-faire capitalism

• the Green Revolution

Which issue as raised significant environmental concerns in the Amazon Basin?

• desertification

• deforestation

• tsunami threats

• acid rain

Many scientists believe global warming is the direct result of

• using solar panels

• burning fossil fuels

• generating nuclear power

• producing hydroelectric power

Which problem in the savanna regions of Africa is caused by population pressures and overuse of the land?

• rain forest destruction

• desertification

• air pollution

• flooding

The southern edge of the Sahara is expanding in a process called

• annexation

• conservation

• desertification

• desalination

Which environmental issue most concerns Central Africa, the Amazon River Basin, and the Malay Peninsula?

• nuclear containation

• desertification

• overpopulation

• deforestation