The Evolution of Food Production in
the United States
Procedure
1. Read and annotate the article.
2. State your initial reactions
to the article.
3. Describe in detail how
agriculture has changed since its origins over 10,000 years ago.
4a. What are some potential
benefits to the increases in agricultural productivity described in the
article?
4b. What are some potential
drawbacks to the increases in agricultural productivity described in the
article?
5. Interpret the graph on the
bottom of page 3. What are the implications of this graph?
6. Choose one of the ecological
impacts identified in the last paragraph on page 3 and conduct research to
describe it in further detail. Write up your research using at least two
paragraphs – 1) a description of the ecological impact and 2) an explanation of
the how the issue can impact humans or other populations of organisms.
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