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How long ago did humans begin to farm?

• More than 50,000 years ago

• About 10,000 years ago

• About 800 years ago

• Less than 3,000 years ago

True or false? Approximately 60% of our planet is farmland.

• True

• False

What are some characteristics of the first agricultural revolution?

• It was characterized by expansion and exploitation

• It was characterized by the use of windmills and solar power

• It was characterized by the use of sensors and robots

• None of the above

What are some characteristics of future farms?

• Low-cost agricultural practices

• Use of high-tech interventions such as drones and sensors

• Intertwined farmland and natural habitats

• All of the above

Revolutionizing farming will require

• Decreasing low-cost farming practices

• A global shift toward plant-based diets

• Optimizing food production and reducing food loss

• Both B and C are correct

What is the word?

to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually

• undermine

• underestimate

• eliminate

• eradicate

What is the word?

to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad

• undermine

• revolutionize

• haphazard

• eradicate

What is the word?

lacking order or purpose; not planned (adj)

• undermine

• revolutionize

• haphazard

• eradicate

What is the word?

to twist or be twisted together, or to be connected so as to be difficult to separate (v)

• intertwine

• revolutionize

• eliminate

• eradicate

What is the word?

to completely change something so that it is much better (v)

• intertwine

• revolutionize

• eliminate

• eradicate