W.10 - Agricultural Revolution Quiz

What did the four crop rotation system allow the fields to be replenished with?

• Water

• Nutrients

• Pesticides

• Fertilizers

What was the purpose of selective breeding in the Agricultural Revolution?

• To create more colorful crops

• To make better herds or crops

• To reduce the size of crops

• To increase the number of pests

What was one of the results of the increase in crop yields during the Agricultural Revolution?

• Decrease in population

• Increase in famine

• Population boom

• Increase in starvation

What did the seed drill and the plow help to increase?

• Population

• Famine

• Starvation

• Urban migration

What was one of the benefits of selective breeding?

• Increased crop diversity

• Better herds or crops with desirable traits

• Reduced need for fertilizers

• Increased water usage

What was the impact of the Agricultural Revolution on human population?

• Decrease in population

• Increase in population

• No change in population

• Decrease in urban migration

What was the result of having a more reliable food supply during the Agricultural Revolution?

• Increase in famine

• Increase in starvation

• Population boom

• Decrease in crop yields

Why did farms start to enclose fields?

• To build houses

• To create parks

• To raise sheep and specialize in crops

• To grow forests

What was one consequence of the Enclosure Movement for rural laborers?

• They became wealthy landowners

• They were forced off the land

• They started new farms

• They moved to other countries

What led to mass migration from rural to urban areas?

• The discovery of gold

• The enclosure movement displacing farmers

• The invention of the telephone

• The building of new roads