Wednesday, May 1, 2013

HW - 5/1/13

Tonight's homework is to complete Assignment 27. See below.


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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