Glossary:
Readings:
An Essay on the Industrialization of American Agriculture
Glossary:
Essays:
On your next exam you will be asked to demonstrate that you have read and mastered the course material. You should take the time now to answer the following essay questions to create your study guide for that exam. Address the questions fully and completely in your own words and voice. Prepare your answers now.
Discuss fast food in terms of bureaucratization and rationalization.
What are the social costs of the industrialization of the American farm?
Short
Answers:
The following short answer questions are from your readings and may well appear on your next exam. Each can be answered with a short paragraph of three or four sentences; please use your own words and voice. You are encouraged to answer these questions now to create your study guide for that exam.
What are the six main air pollution problems?
What two countries are the largest carbon dioxide polluters?
What health problems are caused by radioactive wastes?
What are the two main gasses causing climate change?
What does deforestation have to do with climate change?
What is the relationship between global warming and violent weather?
What impacts might climate change have on agriculture?
Why is sea level predicted to rise with climate change?
What functions does the ozone layer serve?
Why are trees particularly susceptible to climate change?
What problems are associated with ozone depletion?
What industry is the largest consumer of fresh water in America?
What sort of pollution of the Mississippi River is most harmful to human health?
What is the relationship between pollution and depletion?
What are the environmental costs of the industrialization of the American farm?
What special interests have pushed the industrialization of the American farm?
Why is the present food system ideal for the spread of E. coli?
How has rationalization affected American agriculture?
Here’s a talk given by nature photographer James Balog which shows the effects of climate change through time-lapse photography of some of the world’s major glaciers.
Bill McKibben on 350:
How the food industry is deceiving you (part 1):
How the food industry is deceiving you (part 2):
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