Our World

Class on 2-8-06

Today we started like everyday doing trivia. The question was: What is the circumference of the earth? The answer was 24,855.34 miles.
We then moved on to taking notes. The notes were about The Green Revolution. We talked about how the Green Revolution has increased global food production since the 1950's. We then went on to talking about Stage 1. In the first stage, there was a shift from single crop fields to mono crops. Also, there was an intensification of applications of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. We then began discussing Stage 2. In Stage 2, there were new types of fast growing wheat and rice that were specifically bred for tropical and sub tropical climates. India doubled their food production in Stage 2. We then talked about the environmental costs of the Green Revolution adn how there were more fossil fuels burned during this time. There were also social costs such as the money spent on oil and fertilizer. There are many problems with food in the world today. Globalization is causing a worldwide change in food preferences. There is undernourishement throughout the world. The UN predicts that by 2010, almost 200 million people in South Africa will suffer from chronic undernourishement.
We then began working on our atlas packets during class.

Homework
1. Finish atlas packet
2. Work on Chapter Reviews
3. Start working on notecard for Friday
4. Study for test on Friday

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