Green Revolution Flashcards
What was one of the most notable outcomes of the first Agricultural Revolution in the 1600’s?
domestication of animals to help with the efficiency of farming
Which scientist was given credit for the initiation of the Green Revolution? (He also was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize!)
Norman Borlaug
True or false: Salinization occurs when there is an increased level of salt in the soil, which will impede plant growth.
True
True or false: Waterlogging occurs when soils are under water for long periods of impairing root growth due to a lack of nitrogen.
False; root growth is impeded due to a lack of oxygen
True or false: Broad spectrum pesticides are designed to kill a narrow range of pests, while selective pesticides are designed to kill many different types of pests.
False; Selective pesticides are narrow ranged, while broad spectrum kill many different types
The term of “agribusiness” came into play during the _________________.
Green Revolution (The term), the idea came in the industrial revolution
____________ is the observation that average costs of crop production decrease as the output of crops increase.
Economies of Scale
True or false: Monocropping allows large expanses of of land to be planted at the same time and later harvested at the same time, but can also lead to soil erosion.
True
True or false: Monocropping is not a dominant farming technique in the United States due to the types of crops we grow here, such as corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton.
False; monocropping is a dominant farming technique in the US
What do insecticides do?
They target species of insects that consume crops
What do herbicides do?
They target species of plants that consume crops.
What were 4 goals of the Green Revolution?
Increased crop variety and yields, produce disease resistant crops, better irrigation, and new farming techniques based on location
