the green revolution

Today, after today's Kahoot quiz, we will take a look at farming in MEDCs.

• Unit 5 - Agriculture (Rubenstein) Lecture Slides
•  Von Thunen Model
• Amish vs. Industrial Farming​

Later in class you will read an article, watch a couple some videos on each of the case studies and take notes.

For notes, Consider: 

• What is the issue?
• What is the source of the problem(s)?
• Are there viable solutions?

Case Study 1: India: Seeds of Suicide

1. Read Article: The Seeds of Suicide​
2. Watch Videos:

• ​​Video: Seeds of Suicide (Real Player, 12:50 min.) – make notes on the hardships/barriers the farmers face – RELATES TO FUTURE FRQ!!!
• Video: Seed Freedom (Youtube, 2:28 min.)
• Related Video:  Monsanto takes over farmer in Supreme Court (RT America, 2:52 min.)
• Related Video: The World's Stashing Seeds in the Arctic -- just in case (Vox, 2017, 2:13 min.)
• Optional Video: History of the Rise of Monsanto's Monopoly (Business Casual)

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Case Study 2: USA: Urban Sprawl & Urbanization & Loss of Farmland

1. Watch a few of the following videos on America's Concerns on Loss of Farmland and loss of young farmers (ones to prioritize are the ones in bold):

• Puget Sound, Washington: "Our Farms, Our Future" (PCC Farmland Trust, 2017, 5:12min. )
• Is America Facing a Farming Crisis? (NowThis, 2016, 4:27 min.) -- highlights the issue of not enough youth choosing a future career in farming
• Urban Sprawl (Iowa Public Television, 2009, 7:59 min.)
• Northern Colorado growth causing tensions, excitement about possibilities (2018, 4:49 min.)
• Illinois Farmers Take Back the Land (Chicago Business Today, 2010, 2:12 min.)
• Indiana: Fight or Flight? (PublicResource.org, 24:48 min.)
• Related Video: Ontario Farmland Loss: "Ontario Farmland Forever" (Ontario Farmland Trust, 2017, 5:36 min.)
• Related video: Losing paradise: Vientiane battles to control rapid expansion (Channel News Asia, 2017, 1:50 min.)

HW: Study Unit 5 vocabulary

Finish up the Case Studies & study for Unit 5 Formative Vocabulary Quiz next class.
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Helpful Vocab Resources:

• Unit 5 Vocab (50 terms with images)
• ​Unit 5 Vocab (33 terms)
• Unit 5 Vocabulary - Defined with specific examples