Farming

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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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/farming

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?Emergence of domestication and settled farming practices around 10,000 BCE
2. What is the economic significance?Primary sector for many economies, providing food, raw materials, and employment
3. What was the Neolithic Revolution?It was a big change around 10,000 BCE when people stopped moving around and started growing food in one place. This helped families stay in one spot and build villages.
4. How did the Green Revolution help people?It introduced special wheat and rice that grow a lot more, plus better fertilizers and irrigation. This made more food for many people and helped stop big famines.

Neolithic Revolution: The historical period marked by the transition from hunting and gathering to settled agriculture.
Green Revolution: A period of technological advancements that dramatically increased agricultural yields worldwide.
Food Security: The condition of having reliable access to sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Agroecology: The application of ecological principles to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems.