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Thomas Malthus v . The Green Revolution. The 2 nd Agricultural Revolution. Turn to a partner and discuss the answers to the following questions: What changes occurred during T he 2 nd Agricultural Revolution? What other “revolution” occurred with The 2 nd Agricultural Revolution?
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The 2nd Agricultural Revolution • Turn to a partner and discuss the answers to the following questions: • What changes occurred during The 2nd Agricultural Revolution? • What other “revolution” occurred with The 2nd Agricultural Revolution? • What changes occurred during this other revolution? • What happened to the world’s population at this time?
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) British scholar and economist. Believed that food production would not keep up with population growth, therefore, famine was inevitable
Famine The Great Famine (India) 1876-78. Caused by drought and “cash crops” lead to the deaths of 6-30 million people Russian Famine 1891-92. Severe cold and government failures lead to the deaths of 500,000 Russians Irish Potato Famine 1845-52. 1 million dead, 1 million emigrate