UNIT 5: Chapter Twelve - 5.5, Pgs. 296-302

Question 1

Third Agricultural Revolution

Answer 1

Born out of science, research, and technology. Continues today.

Question 2

Green Revolution

Answer 2

The advances in plant biology of the mid-20th century.

Question 3

Impact of Norman Borlaug

Answer 3

Laid the foundation for scientifically increasing the food supply to meet the demands of an ever-increasing global population.

Question 4

Hybridization

Answer 4

The process of breeding two plants that have desirable characteristics to produce a single seed with both characteristics.

Question 5

Machinery’s impact on Green Revolution

Answer 5

Assisted in production and challenged traditional labor-intensive farming practices that had been in place for thousands of years.

Question 6

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

Answer 6

A process by which humans use engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed.

Question 7

Positive impacts of the Green Revolution

Answer 7

Higher Yields, Money for Research and Business, and Food Prices.

Question 8

Negative impacts of the Green Revolution

Answer 8

Environmental Damages, Gender Inequalities, Economic Obstacles, Failures in Africa.

Question 9

Green Revolution impact on gender roles

Answer 9

Often men were the ones to benefit from the Green Revolution and its technologies. They were the ones who were given the power to make decisions. Women were often excluded from these opportunities. Marginalized women even more and limited their role in society.

Question 10

Why didn’t GR help Africa?

Answer 10

Greater diversity of climate and soils, harsh environmental conditions, lacks a well-developed transportation infrastructure, and Africa’s staple crops weren’t always included in seed-hybridization.