Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

The main goal of the Green Revolution was to

• prevent further destruction of the world's rain forests

• solve chronic food shortages through the use of technology

• expand the economies of developing nations with foreign investment

• insure that foreign aid was received by people with the greatest need

The use of scientific farming methods and improved varieties of seeds to increase agricultural output in economically developing countries is called the

• Renaissance

• Age of Enlightenment

• Green Revolution

• Reformation

“Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to provide subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. . . .”

— Thomas Malthus, “Essay on Population,” 1798

This prediction proved to be wrong in part

because of increases in

• ethnic cleansing

• farm productivity

• the number of wars

• the number of droughts

Since the late 1970s, which measure has the

Chinese government taken to reduce the effects of overpopulation?

• supported a policy of forced migration to

  other nations

• reduced food production

• emphasized the teachings of Confucius

• imposed a one-child policy that limits family

  size

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

• Family planning was successful.

• There was an absence of war and conflict.

• New medicines and technology were discovered

  and applied.

• Famine and other natural disasters increased.

Modernization of agriculture in India where new types of seeds and grains were introduced along with new fertilizers and pesticides.

• Green Revolution

• Collective Farming

• Microcredit Industry

• Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

The introduction in South Asia of New types of high-yield rice and wheat is called the –

• green market

• green revolution

• greenhouse effect

• greenbelt movement

What was a significant impact of the Green Revolution on global agriculture?

• Increased use of organic farming methods

• Reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers

• Increased crop yields and food production

• Decrease in the use of genetically modified organisms

Which of the following is a major concern associated with overpopulation?

• Increased biodiversity

• Decreased urbanization

• Strain on natural resources

• Improved air quality

The Green Revolution primarily focused on improving agricultural practices in which type of countries?

• Developed countries

• Developing countries

• Island nations

• Arctic regions