Question

the greatest increase in energy use occurred between which two stages of society?
early agricultural and pre - industrial agriculture
hunter - gatherer and agricultural
pre - industrial agricultural and post - industrial agricultural
post - industrial agricultural and modern industrial
pre - industrial
griculture
post - industrial
agriculture
modern industrial
energy use per person per day (kilocalories)
26,000
70,000
230,000

Explanation:

1. Calculate the energy increase between consecutive stages:

• From pre-industrial agriculture (26,000) to post-industrial agriculture (70,000): $70,000 - 26,000 = 44,000$ kilocalories
• From post-industrial agriculture (70,000) to modern industrial (230,000): $230,000 - 70,000 = 160,000$ kilocalories

1. Compare the increases: 160,000 is far larger than 44,000, so the greatest increase is between post-industrial agricultural and modern industrial stages.

Answer:

post-industrial agricultural and modern industrial