HIST 106 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jared Diamond, Little Ice Age, Energy Crisis
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Choose three of these from a list of ten. Identify and discuss the significance of each of the terms. The proposed current epoch where humans have become a global geophysical force, began around. 1800, started with the industrial revolution - enormous expansion and use of fossil fuels, the recognition that humans have impacted the environment and are changing it forever. Having a central civic space - community was important. High yield varieties global food crisis fa(cid:373)i(cid:374)e leads to politi(cid:272)al i(cid:374)sta(cid:271)ility. Mexico was able to export - produced enough. A shift in agricultural practices in the twentieth century that included new management techniques, mechanization, fertilization, irrigation, and improved crop varieties, and resulted in increased food output. (cid:863)sa(cid:448)i(cid:374)g o(cid:448)er a (cid:271)illio(cid:374) people fro(cid:373) star(cid:448)atio(cid:374), i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed the de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion of irrigation infrastructure, modernization of management techniques, distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers, a(cid:374)d pesti(cid:272)ides to far(cid:373)ers. (cid:863)
