What Has Ethnographic Research Aimed at Examining the Green Revolution

question 27

Multiple Choice

What has ethnographic research aimed at examining the Green Revolution found?

• A) This revolution is proceeding smoothly in many Third World countries, providing much needed food for the lower classes, especially the small farmers.
• B) The innovations have created a number of unintended social and economic problems, such as widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
• C) Many of the genetically engineered plants and animals do not survive and reproduce in different climates and geographical locations.
• D) Individuals in cultures other than the West have found that the mechanization of agriculture leaves them with too much free time, and as a result crime and drug addiction increase exponentially.

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Data Type

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Operations

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Programmer-defined Data Type

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ADT

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