The term "Green Revolution" refers to

Overpopulation and the Green Revolution

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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
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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
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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
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"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
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Since the 1960s, famine in many parts of the world has been reduced by
increased urbanization
global warming
laissez-faire capitalism
the Green Revolution
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Which issue as raised significant environmental concerns in the Amazon Basin?
desertification
deforestation
tsunami threats
acid rain
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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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