1. How did mechanization, transportation improvements, and irrigation increase food production during the Second Agricultural Revolution?

2. What were the effects of increased food supply on population and life expectancy?

1. What were the Enclosure Acts and how did they change farming practices in Europe?

2. How did mechanized agriculture affect employment and rural-to-urban migration?

3. What specific technological innovations improved sowing, reaping, storage, and transportation during the 19th century?

1. How did the Second Agricultural Revolution change the size and number of farms and the agricultural labor force?

2. What does the shift in the U.S. workforce from 30 percent in agriculture in 1920 to 3.6 percent today reveal about agricultural mechanization?

1. Who was Dr. Norman Borlaug and what were his major contributions to the Green Revolution?

2. How did Borlaug's work in Mexico serve as a model for the Green Revolution in other regions?

3. What agricultural practices did Green Revolution scientists encourage farmers to adopt?

1. What is seed hybridization and how did Green Revolution scientists use it to improve grain production?

2. How did the development of hybrid rice in the 1960s demonstrate the benefits of combining plant varieties from different regions?

1. What types of machinery were introduced to developing countries during the Green Revolution and how did they change traditional farming?

1. How does genetic modification differ from hybridization and what are GMOs designed to accomplish?

1. What combination of technologies led to increased crop yields during the Green Revolution?

2. How did the Green Revolution prevent famine and improve food security in developing countries like India?

3. What were the effects of higher yields and increased production on food prices and global food security?

1. What specific yield increases occurred for wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes between 1960 and 2000?

2. How did the Green Revolution allow increased food production without cultivating more land?

1. How did public and private investment in Green Revolution research benefit both developing countries and corporations in developed nations?

1. How did increased grain production affect real food prices through the late 20th century and what changed after 2005?

1. What environmental problems resulted from intensive land use, double cropping, and increased irrigation during the Green Revolution?

2. How did the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides create pollution and ecosystem damage?

3. What role did fossil fuel-dependent machinery play in increasing environmental pollution during the Green Revolution?

1. How did the introduction of Green Revolution technology affect gender roles and economic opportunities for women in developing countries?

2. Why were men more likely to benefit from Green Revolution technologies than women in traditional economies?

1. How did rising costs of machinery, seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides affect farmers and corporate investment in the Green Revolution?

2. What role did income, accessibility, and government policies play in creating unequal access to Green Revolution technology?

3. How did the Green Revolution contribute to rural-to-urban migration in developing countries?

1. What environmental, economic, and cultural factors limited the success of the Green Revolution in Africa?

2. Why were Africa's staple crops not prioritized in Green Revolution seed-hybridization research?

3. How does Africa's high population growth rate combined with limited Green Revolution success contribute to food insecurity today?