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Critiquing the Unintended Consequences of the Green Revolution
Critique environmental degradation, chemical runoff, debt among small farmers, and genetic monoculture risks.
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Agricultural Revolutions and the Green Revolution
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Examine the origin and diffusion of plant and animal domestication, the Second Agricultural Revolution, and the Green Revolution.
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Learning standards covered
WG.5.1Oklahoma Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExamine the origin and diffusion of agriculture including the Agricultural Revolutions and the Green Revolution.
WG.5.4Oklahoma Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe the impact of agricultural practices including irrigation, conservation, desertification, deforestation, organic farming, pesticides and herbicides, and genetic modification on the environment and the quality of life.