AP World History : Agriculture
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Example Question #21 : Agriculture
The Grand Canal was built to connect which two rivers?
Yellow and Yangtze
Danube and Rhone
Ganges and Nile
Euphrates and Tigris
Rhine and Thames
Yellow and Yangtze
The Grand Canal was built in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties. The purpose of the Grand Canal was to connect the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
Example Question #22 : Agriculture
The significant increase in population that occurred in Japan during the Edo period can be most closely attributed to which of the following?
Government incentive programs designed to reward families that produced large numbers of children.
Extensive trade with China and importation of New World crops.
Technological improvements in cultivation, especially rice, taking place during a period of stable government rule.
The development of extensive terrance farming in mountainous regions.
Large-scale emigration of the Japanese population to Korea, which freed up more land for cultivation
Technological improvements in cultivation, especially rice, taking place during a period of stable government rule.
During the Edo period, technological developments that allowed for higher rice yields allowed for population growth. Additionally, the lack of warfare as a result of Tokugawa control of the whole country prevented large-scale death as a result of war.
Example Question #2 : Agriculture 1750 To 1900
A shortage of what key crop led to a great famine in Ireland in the mid-1800s?
Cabbage
Wheat
Potatoes
Apples
Tobacco
Potatoes
The Irish Potato Famine had significant repercussions in the 19th century. It drove millions of Irish immigrants to America in search of prosperity, and created the deep-seated bitterness to England (for not providing support) that would cause violent tension for the next century.
Example Question #1 : Agriculture 1900 To Present
The term “Green Revolution” refers to __________.
independence movements in Africa and Asia in the aftermath of the Second World War
the emergence of environmental political parties in the democracies of Western Europe
independence movements in Eastern Europe during the fall of the Soviet Union
the growing awareness of environmental issues and the significance of climate change
innovations in agriculture that dramatically increased the global food supply
innovations in agriculture that dramatically increased the global food supply
The Green Revolution refers to a series of agricultural innovations from the late 1940s to the 1960s which dramatically increased the amount of food that could be produced by humanity. It is estimated that due to the innovations of the Green Revolution an additional one to two billion humans can be supported by the global food supply.
Example Question #23 : Agriculture
When did the majority of the Green Revolution take place?
The 1850s
The 1880s
The 1920s
The 1940s
The 1960s
The 1960s
The Green Revolution is the name given to a series of agricultural innovations in the middle of the twentieth century the greatly increased the productivity of farms, particularly in the developing world. The Green Revolution had its greatest impact in the 1960s. It is estimated that an additional one to two billion humans alive today are sustained because of the Green Revolution.
Example Question #3 : Agriculture 1900 To Present
Which of these statements about the Green Revolution is most accurate?
Food supply has increased dramatically, but not enough to combat population growth.
Food supply has increased slightly, but it is concentrated in the wealthiest parts of the world.
Food supply has increased dramatically, allowing for a surplus of food across the globe.
Food supply has increased slightly, allowing for a surplus of food across the globe.
Food supply has increased slightly, but it is concentrated in the poorest parts of the world.
Food supply has increased dramatically, but not enough to combat population growth.
It is true that since the Green Revolution, global food supply has increased dramatically, but it is also true that the global population has exploded. There were 2.5 billion people alive in 1950 when the Green Revolution was just getting started. There are now more than 7 billion people. The global supply of food has increased, but not enough to combat the massive population growth. As a result, hundreds of millions of people still live in abject poverty and have inadequate access to food and water.
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