Consequences of the Agricultural Revolution

To what animal did Thomas Malthus compare humans when explaining his theory about population limits?

• Foxes

• Lions

• Rabbits

• Bears

What was Thomas Malthus's main idea about population growth and food supply?

• Population grows arithmetically, food grows geometrically.

• Population grows geometrically, food grows arithmetically.

• Both population and food grow geometrically.

• Both population and food grow arithmetically.

What was the primary cause of the Irish Potato Famine between 1846 and 1851?

• A severe drought across Ireland.

• A fungus that destroyed the potato crop.

• An invasion by a foreign army.

• Overpopulation leading to resource depletion.

What was the official English policy towards Ireland during the Potato Famine, as determined by Charles Trevelyan?

• To provide extensive food aid and support.

• To block aid and allow Irish farms to sell crops to England.

• To encourage Irish farmers to grow more potatoes.

• To relocate the Irish population to other colonies.

What was the primary concern of Thomas Malthus regarding human population and resources?

• That technological advancements would solve all resource scarcity.

• That population growth would outpace the food supply, leading to widespread misery.

• That global climate change would drastically reduce food production.

• That land ownership would become too concentrated among the wealthy.

Which of the following was an agricultural innovation used by Chinese farmers to increase food production?

• Seed presses and crop rotation systems.

• Selective breeding of animals.

• Using fish entrails and bones as fertilizer.

• Large-scale land enclosures for private ownership.

For many Europeans, what was the main consequence of the Agricultural Revolution?

• Increased food and comfort for all.

• Evictions from common lands and forced migration to cities for wage labor.

• The widespread adoption of new farming technologies like the seed press.

• A shift from private land ownership to communal land use.

Why did Malthus's predictions about widespread starvation prove largely incorrect for a long time?

• He underestimated the impact of global climate change on food supply.

• He did not account for the finite nature of resources like arable land.

• He failed to recognize the potential of technology and innovation to increase food production.

• He believed human existence was a zero-sum game where one person's gain meant another's loss.