Unit 7 - Agricultural Revolutions

What is agriculture?

• A scientific study of soil management

• A method of hunting and gathering

• A type of machinery used in farming

• The process by which humans alter the landscape to raise crops and livestock

When did the first agricultural revolution begin?

• Around 10,000 BC

• In the 1700s

• In the 1960s

• 1492

What was a major feature of the second agricultural revolution?

• Development of GMO crops

• Introduction of the steel plow

• Domestication of plants and animals

• Start of vegetative planting

Which revolution is associated with the Green Revolution?

• Third agricultural revolution

• First agricultural revolution

• Second agricultural revolution

• Industrial revolution

What was primarily raised during the first agricultural revolution?

• Commercial crops

• Subsistence crops

• GMO crops

• Hybrid crops

Who was the chief architect of the Green Revolution?

• Christopher Columbus

• George Washington

• Carl Sauer

• Norman Borlaug

What does GMO stand for?

• Genetically Modified Organism

• General Manufacturing Order

• Genetic Modification Outreach

• Global Market Operation

What was a significant effect of the Colombian Exchange?

• Development of urban centers

• Start of the Industrial Revolution

• Introduction of the steel plow

• Global movement of plants and animals between Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas

What did the second agricultural revolution use to increase food supplies?

• Traditional farming techniques

• Manual labor

• None of the above

• Advances of the Industrial Revolution

What was a major outcome of the Green Revolution?

• Increased global food production

• Elimination of traditional farming

• Reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers

• Decrease in global population