Malthusian Trap
What is famine?
a. A temporary shortage of luxury foods in urban markets.
b. The inevitable ending for human society according to Malthus.
c. A government policy restricting food exports during wartime.
b. The inevitable ending for human society according to Malthus.
What is a farm to a firm/factory?
a. The direction of people’s movement during the industrial revolution.
b. A legal structure allowing agricultural land to be sold to corporations.
c. An economic model where factories provide equipment to farms.
a. The direction of people’s movement during the industrial revolution.
What is the Triangular Trade?
a. The alternative name for trans-atlantic slave trade.
b. A three-way economic agreement between European nations in the 1700s.
c. The exchange of goods between Asia, Africa, and South America.
a. The alternative name for trans-atlantic slave trade.
What is photosynthesis?
a. The biological process that creates sodium and oxygen from CO2 and H2O.
b. The biological process that creates sugar and oxygen from CO2 and H2O.
c. The process by which plants absorb nutrients through their root systems.
b. The biological process that creates sugar and oxygen from CO2 and H2O.
Who were the guest performers during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl set this past weekend?
a. J Balvin & Shakira
b. Ricky Martin & Lady Gaga
c. Miley Cyrus & Maluma
b. Ricky Martin & Lady Gaga
What is an essay on the principle of population?
a. A government report on census methodology published in 1798.
b. The name of the publication where Malthus stated his famous ideas.
c. A scientific study measuring birth rates across European nations.
b. The name of the publication where Malthus stated his famous ideas.
What is the United Kingdom?
a. The colonial empire that controlled trade routes across three continents.
b. The country with the most industrialized labor force by the mid 1800s.
c. The first nation to abolish feudal agricultural systems in Europe.
b. The country with the most industrialized labor force by the mid 1800s.
What is an organic fertilizer?
A synthetic compound certified by organic farming standards.
Any fertilizer applied to crops grown without pesticides.
The function of a guano.
c. The function of a guano.
What is gymnosperm?
a. A group of plants with exposed seeds.
b. A category of plants that reproduce through spore dispersal.
c. The earliest form of flowering plants in the fossil record.
a. A group of plants with exposed seeds.
Who is receiving the most backlash for appearing in Bad Bunny's performance set?
a. Lady Gaga
b. Jessica Alba
c. Alix Earle
c. Alix Earle
What is a negative feedback loop?
a. Population growth outpaces food production and prevents increased living standards.
b. A system where critics of agricultural policy influence government decisions.
c. The cycle of declining crop yields leading to reduced farmer investment.
a. Population growth outpaces food production and prevents increased living standards
What was one of the prominent events that was driven after the era of Slavery?
a. Industrial Revolution
b. The Agricultural Revolution and mechanization of farming
c. The Great Migration of workers to colonial territories
a. Industrial Revolution
What is excess calories from sugar?
a. The primary cause of obesity in industrialized nations after 1900.
b. A byproduct of Caribbean plantation economies in the colonial era.
c. The main takeaway from the reading, Sidney Mintz's Sugar, Sweetness and Power.
c. The main takeaway from the reading, Sidney Mintz's Sugar, Sweetness and Power.
What are vascular plants?
a. The type of plants that evolved after the first land plants.
b. Plants with specialized root systems for water absorption.
c. Species that can transport nutrients through cellular membranes.
a. The type of plants that evolved after the first land plants.
Where is the Olympic Winter Games hosted right now?
a. Italy
b. Russia
c. Switzerland
a. Italy
Who is David Ricardo?
a. An agrarian economist who stated that agriculture relies on land, labor and capital.
b. A Spanish merchant who revolutionized grain trade routes in the 1600s.
c. The inventor of the mechanical reaper that transformed farming efficiency.
a. An agrarian economist who stated that agriculture relies on land, labor and capital.
What is industrial agriculture?
a. A farming system that uses factory-produced tools and machinery.
b. The consolidation of small farms into large corporate-owned operations.
c. The type of agriculture that involved "environmental overdraft" of nutrients overseas to supplement the domestic loss of soil nutrients.
c. The type of agriculture that involved "environmental overdraft" of nutrients overseas to supplement the domestic loss of soil nutrients.
Who is Arthur Lewis?
a. A British economist who developed the theory of comparative advantage in agriculture.
b. The Nobel-prize-winning author who stated that the capitalists could draw in additional labor without limits during the time when slave trade took place.
c. The founder of the first mechanized sugar refinery in London.
b. The Nobel-prize-winning author who stated that the capitalists could draw in additional labor without limits during the time when slave trade took place.
What is meiosis?
a. The process that a sporophyte undergoes to produce spores.
b. The cellular division that doubles chromosome numbers in plant cells.
c. The method by which seeds germinate in favorable conditions.
a. The process that a sporophyte undergoes to produce spores.
The song "Started from the Bottom" by Drake is about?
a. Drake's origin story he tells despite starting as a child actor on Degrassi with a steady paycheck
b. Drake's anthem about his come-up that conveniently skips his Canadian teen drama career
c. About working at Tim Hortons that launched his rap career
b. Drake's anthem about his come-up that conveniently skips his Canadian teen drama career
What is the political economy of food?
a. The study of government subsidies and their impact on agricultural markets.
b. The analysis of voting patterns among rural farming communities.
c. The intersection of capitalism and food production.
c. The intersection of capitalism and food production.
What is the subsistence level?
a. The level where the incomes settle on at equilibrium, especially before the Industrial Revolution.
b. The minimum amount of land required to support a farming household.
c. The baseline productivity measurement used to calculate agricultural taxes.
a. The level where the incomes settle on at equilibrium, especially before the Industrial Revolution.
What is the process that creates asymmetries in the exploitation of the environment, unequal exchange, and a global metabolic rift?
a. The definition of Ecological Imperialism.
b. The consequences of the Triangular Trade system.
c. The result of industrialized nations depleting colonial resources.
a. The definition of Ecological Imperialism.
What are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium?
a. 3 types of macro-nutrient for plant growth.
b. The chemical components found in guano fertilizers.
c. Essential elements depleted by industrial monoculture farming.
a. 3 types of macro-nutrient for plant growth.
Who currently is a UCLA student, competing at the 2026 winter olympics?
a. Eileen Gu
b. Alysa Liu
c. Alina Lu
b. Alysa Liu