Cumulative Exam 2024

Read the following passage on the impact of the Green Revolution. "Many countries reaped the benefits of the Green Revolution. India and China, for example, were threatened with famine due to their growing populations. Research, irrigation, and fertilizer led to a new variety of rice called IR8, which produced more grain per plant. Since the development of IR8 rice and other foods, India and China have not feared famine again. In fact, many Asian countries now grow rice, and India is a leading producer and exporter." According to the passage, what were the benefits of the Green Revolution for China and India? They no longer needed to fear famine thanks to new high-yield rice varieties. The industry that was one of the first to industrialize Europe and the United States was the textile industry. The Latin American revolutions from 1804 to 1821 were unsuccessful and left strong conservative governments in place. How did government policies in Darfur contribute to the genocide there? The Sudanese government sponsored the killing of non-Arabs in Darfur. During the Cultural Revolution, why were people sent to "re-education" camps? to learn to become good Communists. Overpopulation can lead to limited food.