AP Environmental Science Flashcards: The Green Revolution
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What was the primary goal of the strategies implemented during the Green Revolution?
The primary goal of the new agricultural strategies and practices was to increase food production.
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What was the primary goal of the strategies implemented during the Green Revolution?
The primary goal of the new agricultural strategies and practices was to increase food production.
What is a significant negative consequence of the mechanization of farming?
A major negative result of farm mechanization is an increased reliance on fossil fuels to power the machinery.
What are two positive outcomes of farm mechanization?
The mechanization of farming can lead to increased profits and greater efficiency for farms.
What are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as related to the Green Revolution?
GMOs are one of the new agricultural strategies introduced during the Green Revolution to help increase food production.
Did the Green Revolution have exclusively positive results?
No, the Green Revolution produced both positive results, like increased food production, and negative results, such as an increased reliance on fossil fuels.
Define mechanization in the context of farming.
Mechanization of farming is the use of machinery to perform agricultural work, which can increase profits and efficiency for farms.
What was the Green Revolution?
The Green Revolution was a shift to new agricultural strategies and practices, such as mechanization and the use of GMOs, in order to increase food production.
List three agricultural methods that were part of the Green Revolution.
Methods central to the Green Revolution include mechanization, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), fertilization, irrigation, and the use of pesticides.
A farmer replaces their manual plowing system with a new tractor. Which Green Revolution practice is this, and what is a potential negative side effect?
This is an example of mechanization. A potential negative side effect is the farm's increased reliance on fossil fuels to run the tractor.
If a developing country wants to rapidly increase its food output, what collection of strategies from the mid-20th century could it model its efforts on?
It could model its efforts on the Green Revolution, which used strategies like mechanization, fertilization, and irrigation to increase food production.