AP HUG (Agriculture #1) - 11th and 12th

How did the Neolithic Revolution support larger populations?

• allowed for surplus food to support more people

• more people were needed to be hunter-gatherers

• civilizations got along better

• farming became a unreliable resource

Experts believe that the first agricultural revolution occurred when?

• 10,000 years ago

• 10 million years ago

• 1000 years ago

• 2000 years ago

A main difference between livestock and domesticated animals

• livestock raised for food and other consumer products

• livestock has less commercial value than domesticated animals

• livestock must always be raised in pens

• domesticated animals must be able to live indoors

plants that are grown for consumption

• crops

• potted

• produce

• greenery

untamed animals that do not need human companionship

• feral

• domesticated

• livestock

• pet

In the 18th century, which country had the most advanced agriculture?

• Netherlands

• Spain

• Italy

• Great Britain

What did Jethro Tull accomplish that was significant to the agricultural revolution?

• invented the tractor

• enclosed open fields

• perfected the four-field system

• improved the horse-drawn seed drill

Name something that results when forests were cleared to make room for farms?

• biodiversity increased

• biodiversity decreased

• wildlife habitats improved

• carbon dioxide levels decreased

Name a benefit of the Green Revolution

• more land was converted to farming

• cheaper production costs

• increased crop productivity

• lower crop prices

Why was Norman Borlaug awarded a Nobel Peace Prize?

• Supported laws to increase wheat exportation

• developed a high-yield wheat strain that prevented starvation in many developing countries

• developed wind resistant wheat strain

• developed a multitude of wheat varieties