Response Questions to the “History Of Foods” article
1. When did agriculture begin? How did it change human civilizations? Agriculture began in 11,000 BCE in many parts of the world like the Fertile Crescent. Which is located in the middle east. Agriculture changed human civilization in a way that enabled them to settle and stay domestic rather than nomadic. They also now were capable of population growth because agriculture increase their capable food supply. 2. Between 1650 and 1850, something happened to the world’s population: what was it? What enabled this to happen, according to the article? Between 1650 and 1850, the population of the world more than doubled. It went from 550 million people to 1.2 billion. The reason for this was named the global agricultural evolution. Transportation for crops have spread global from the United States and the distance of transport has greatly expanded. 3. Briefly describe industrialization and
mechanization
in the U.S. agricultural system in the early 1900s. Industrialization of the U.S. agricultural system was just a way to achieved the newly build industries’s goals to transform the food supply chain. Mechanization is when you replace working with hands with machines. This sped up the production of food substantially. 4. What did agricultural
industry concentration
do to the industry? This allowed the industry to control the agricultural production. They will control what will be produced, how much will be produced and what price the goods will be sold for.