29. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 29: The Environment and Federal Policy in the Twenty-First Century

**Quiz for Document 29.2: Lester Brown, Outgrowing the Earth (2004)**

Quiz for Document 29.2: Lester Brown, Outgrowing the Earth (2004)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. What does Lester Brown propose is one way to reduce world hunger?

Use nontraditional means of transportation in agriculture

Support political leaders who promote ethanol harvesting

Promote restrictions on water use

Increase worldwide access to contraception

2. Which of the following factors has contributed significantly to the reduction of land available for agriculture, according to Lester Brown?

The expansion of cropland set-aside programs

Increasing reliance on cars for transportation

Damage caused by the use of synthetic fertilizers

Rising birth rates in the developing world.

3. What, according to Lester Brown, is essential for ensuring food security in the complex modern world?

Strong national political leaders

A prohibition on private ownership of water resources

A global perspective

A ban on ethanol production

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