AP HUG -- Module 37 practice quiz [The Green Revolution]

Chemical fertilizers

Domesticated cereal grains

High-yield seed varieties

Irrigation systems

Mechanized farm equipment

Farmers declined to participate in the Green Revolution on cultural and religious grounds.

Green Revolution technology could not overcome the limitations of traditional irrigation systems.

The population increased at a dramatic rate, and the Green Revolution advances were not effective in decreasing hunger.

The Green Revolution was not effective in Africa because the initial focus was on crops that were not native to Africa.

The Green Revolution was effective only in developing improved strains of rice.

decreasing rainfall

superpests

longer days

global warming

cooler nights

The end of seven years of drought and years of poverty

The replacement of water buffalo by mechanical tractors in the rice paddies

The change from using elephants to using small trucks for logging operations in the rain forest

The success of double-cropping rice paddies and end of dry rice farming

The beginning of the rainy season with hope for successful rice production

The patterns of soil salinity that have serious effects on the productivity of agricultural land in Mexico

The infestation of pests in Africa for which pesticides or disease-resistant plants have not yet been developed

The exposure of all farm workers in Latin America to poisonous chemicals that may lead to the evolution of superpests

The setting up of seed banks in the American Corn Belt to preserve what remains of domestic varieties of corn

The cost of the capital expenditures for Green Revolution seeds and technology that widens the gap between wealthy farmers and poor farmers in India

Persistent famine has occurred in India since new technologies associated with the Green Revolution were implemented because only the wealthy could afford the increased cost of the improved strains of rice.

The Green Revolution was not successful in China because the strain of rice produced was prone to widespread crop failures, and China dropped out of the program.

Rice production surpassed all other crop production in sub-Saharan Africa, but corn production in Mexico was less successful because of the negative impact on the environment.

The increased yield of the Green Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa decreased the incidence of famine, but the program was unsuccessful in India because of poor soil quality.

Small-scale farmers in Asia often lacked the resources necessary to acquire the hybrid seeds and the chemical inputs to grow them, leaving large gaps in the success of the Green Revolution outside of urban cores.

The increase in microloan programs that provide farmers with credit

The use of genetically modified seeds

The elimination of poverty in India’s rural regions

The use of large farm tractors and combine harvesters

The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals

Crops are at risk in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.

Farmers' health is at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries.

Contract harvesters are at risk in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.

Crop dusters are at risk when applying pesticides with aircraft in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in less developed countries.

Farm animals used to plow fields are at risk from pesticides in more developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk is less developed countries.