Agriculture and the Green Revolution

excessive irrigation in drier climates leads to

• local and regional flash flooding

• increased water tables

• increased soil salinization

• increased crop yields

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Cultivation of a single crop in a given area is called....

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The Green Revolution _____ world grain production

• doubled

• tripled

• quadrupled

• halved

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A large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yield crop varieties.

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An organism whose DNA has been modified in the laboratory in order to favor the expression of desired physiological traits or the production of desired biological products.

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A system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.

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A method of irrigation where farmers flow water down small trenches running through their crops.

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This method of irrigation is conducted by creating small parallel channels along the field length in the direction of predominant slope.

This is a method of applying water to a controlled manner in that is similar to rainfall. The water is distributed through a network that may consist of pumps, valves, pipes, and sprinklers.

Crops that don't need to be replanted each year. After harvest, they automatically grow back.