Farmer

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/farmer

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the origin of agriculture?Independent development across multiple global centers, beginning approximately 10,000 years ago
2. What is the mechanization milestones?From animal-powered plows to steam engines and modern GPS-guided machinery
3. Why did people start farming 10,000 years ago?Farming let people stay in one place, grow more food, and support bigger families and communities.
4. How have farming tools changed over time?Farmers began with sticks and stone tools, then used plows and tractors, and today use GPS, drones, and special machines to plant and harvest faster.

Neolithic Revolution: The transition from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture and civilization.
Food Security: The condition of having reliable access to sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Precision Agriculture: Farming management based on observing, measuring, and responding to inter- and intra-field variability in crops.