global test 5
Where did the Green Revolution start?
Mexico
Columbian Exchange
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.
positive impacts of the Green Revolution?
-Increased yields -Food production increase -Reduced hunger -Lower death rates -Growing population
Where did the Green Revolution spread to?
Asia, Latin America, and later Africa
Norman Borlaug
Founder of Green Revolution: developed wheat with disease resistance, stronger stems,
How did the creation of agriculture lead to civilization?
People were able to raise crops and animals in one place instead of moving around.
agriculture
The deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain.
How is the institution of slavery connected to the Columbian Exchange?
The population decrease in america led to slaves being brought over from africa.
Neolithic Revolution
The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution. first Agricultural Revolution
Did the Green Revolution do more harm than good to people and the environment?
harm look at sheet thing for the green revolution
What problem did the Green Revolution attempt to solve?
minimize deforestation or damage to the environment and make more food solve huger
What is the connection between livestock being brought to the Americas from Europe/Africa, and disease being brought to the Americas?
the domestication of herd animals brought new diseases spread by cattle, sheep, pigs, and fowl
monoculture
the cultivation of a single crop in a given area. increase of pesticides, bad bee health, decrease of biodiversity, pollution, soil fertility.
Why didn't the Green Revolution work in Africa?
varied climate, broken down soil, lack of infrastructure
How did the columbian exchange contributed to the global diffusion of agricultural products.
wider variety of goods available to the world
negative impacts of the Green Revolution?
· destroying local land and traditional modes of agriculture production · decreasing biodiversity (hybrid seeds diminish local plant diversity) · impact of chemicals · environmental damage.