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AGRI 51 - LECTURE > Lesson 1.2: Brief History Of Soil and Agriculture > Flashcards

Lesson 1.2: Brief History Of Soil and Agriculture Flashcards

1
Q

Agri is very much tied with ____ and ____ of human civilization

A

Fall and success

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2
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Agri and soil are related to ______ and survival

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Food production and survival

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3
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People fought for land as it is a source of _____ and _____

A

Identity and survival

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4
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____ and ____ societies are rich because of rich agriculture

A

Modern and ancient

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5
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Nomadic tribes; Not more than 40 can be supported by an area

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Hunting and Gathering

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6
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Dependable food supply that is able to support larger societies

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Domestication revolution

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7
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More food surpluses that resulted to trades, division of labor, and accumulation of valued goods.

A

Domestication revolution

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8
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Accumulation of valued goods resulted to inequality in terms of wealth. Wealth becomes hereditary

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Domestication revolution

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9
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Invention of plow

A

Agricultural revolution

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10
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Use of steam to replace human and animal muscles

A

Industrial revolution

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11
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Even larger surplus

A

Agri Rev

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12
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Greater labor division

A

Agricultural revolution

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13
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Invention of machines

A

Industrial revolution

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14
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Factory system

A

Industrial revolution

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15
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Development of new crop cultivars

A

Green Revolution

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16
Q

IRRI was established in PH

A

Green Revolution

17
Q

IR8 was developed. PH was rice exporter during this period

A

Green Revolution

18
Q

Father of Green Revolution

A

Norman Borlaug

19
Q

4 Contributions of borlaug

A

High yielding cereal grains
Management techniques
Irrigation expansion
Pesticides and fertilizers

20
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Problems Emerged during GR

A
  1. Reliance on pesticides and fertilizers
  2. Mono cropping = loss of diversity
  3. Greater occurence of pests and diseases.
  4. Soil did not recuperate
  5. Soil erosion due to intense cropping
21
Q

Creating and modifying new varieties (GMO)

A

Biotechnology Revolution

22
Q

BT corn has _______ that is poisonous to pests.

A

Bacillus Thuringiensis

23
Q

Issues with GMO (BPH)

A

Biodiversity: kills non pests org
Patents: farmers buy seeds from companies
Health Issues: gossips

24
Q

Modern computing, GPS, Sensing equipment

A

Information Revolution

25
Q

Decision Support established during Information Rev.

A

Precision Agriculture

26
Q

Soil survey information

A

Soil web app

27
Q

Guide about nutrient contents in plants

A

IRRI Nutrient Manager

28
Q

Information bank all about plants

A

Binhing Palay by PhilRice

29
Q

Pests identifier of specific plant

A

Spidtech

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