The Green Revolution
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"...The Green Revolution is a term that refers to major changes in agriculture from the 1930s to the 1960s, and these changes led to significant improvements in crop yields worldwide – especially in developing nations, for malnutrition and even famine were major problems..."
Key Terms
- Reverend Thomas Malthus
- Malthusian Trap
- Cyrus McCormick - Mechanical Reaper
- John Deere - Steel Plow
- Barbed Wire
- Gauchos
- The Green Revolution
- Mechanization
- Electrification of Farms
- Chemical and Biological Advances
- Norman Borlaug - High-Yield Crop Varieties
- Computers
- Mechanization
- "The Population Monster"
Guided Viewing Questions
- What were Thomas Malthus’ ideas about population growth and the food supply?
- How did agricultural production increase in many parts of the world during the nineteenth century?
- What changes between the 1930s and 1960s led to the Green Revolution?
- What are the major accomplishments of the Green Revolution?
- What problems did the Green Revolution cause?