Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, lectures on population, and video "To Feed the World".

1. Where, when, and why did agriculture begin?

2. What was the impact of the Agricultural Revolution on humans and human societies?

3. What plants were particularly important both by specific kinds (e.g., wheat) and groups (cereals, root crops)?

4. Which plants were prominent in the Old World and which in the New World. Were any in common and what are the explanations for that?

5. What methods of agriculture were used in the Old and New Worlds. What conclusions can be drawn from that?

6. What is the Green Revolution and what has been its impact on agriculture and human population and diet?

From General Lectures:

7. You should know where the greatest diversity of species occurs and a little about relative numbers of species? You should realize that species are unequally distributed in taxonomic groups and unequally distributed geographically.

8. You know general information about world population growth including world population and its distribution. You should know current world population, United States population, and growth rates for both. You also should know how to calculate doubling times. You should know the unequal distribution of the world's population and some of the consequences of that. This is not covered in the text so you will need your notes and information on the course web site.

9. Material from the video "Biodiversity" and"To Feed The World" and the reading"A New Millennium" will be covered on the exam.

10. From the introductory lectures, you should understand the scientific method and the nature of science.

11. Know the principal food crops and the basis for the "green revolution"