Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

Assessment

Quiz

History

10th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The term "Green Revolution" refers to

the study of the natural world

an increase in worldwide food and agricultural resources

a shift from making goods by hand to making them by machine

an uprising of farmers and industrial workers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement about the Green Revolution is most accurate?

in reduced the amount of chemical pollutants in the environment

It increased food output in many developing countries

It decreased dependence on fossil fuels

It attempted to end colonial rule

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to Thomas Malthus, the rate of increase for human populations in relation to the rate of increase for food production was a problem. Malthus believed that

industrial development would severely limit population growth

famine and war were natural checks on population growth

countries with larger populations would conquer countries with smaller populations

food production would increase at a faster rate than populations would

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of populations 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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Since the 1960s, famine in many parts of the world has been reduced by

increased urbanization

global warming

laissez-faire capitalism

the Green Revolution

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which issue as raised significant environmental concerns in the Amazon Basin?

desertification

deforestation

tsunami threats

acid rain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Many scientists believe global warming is the direct result of

using solar panels

burning fossil fuels

generating nuclear power

producing hydroelectric power

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