The Dramatic Increase in Yields Associated with the Second Agricultural

question 12

Multiple Choice

The dramatic increase in yields associated with the second agricultural revolution coincided with

• A) a commercial market for food created by the growing urban labour force.
• B) the advent of communism and the emergence of communal farming systems.
• C) the arrival of crops (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, chocolate) from the New World.
• D) the introduction of hybrid seeds and GMOs (genetically modified organisms).
• E) the large influx of migrants from peripheral to core countries.

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