AESC 2050 Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Culture is made up of:
A. Rituals and language
B. Customs and beliefs
C. Clothing and food
D. Thoughts and values
E. All of the above - Answer✔✔-E. All of the above
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are:
A. Corn, Oats, Wheat
B. Millet, Rice, Rye
C. Barley, Oats, Rice
D. Barley, Rice, Wheat
E. Corn, Rice, Wheat - Answer✔✔-E. Corn, Rice, Wheat
About ___________ years ago, Hominids began ____________ which scientists
believe was the first conscious cultural act.
,A. 5,000 / writing
B. 200,000 / tool making
C. 200,000 / farming
D. 2 million / tool making
E. 2 million / farming - Answer✔✔-D. 2 million / tool making
Agriculture allowed humans to produce __________, which led to the creation
of ____________, both of which were not known to human culture prior to
agriculture.
A. handmade tools / surplus foods
B. weapons / military science
C. surplus food/ labor specialization
D. healing drugs / medical science
E. foot ware / mobile families - Answer✔✔-C. surplus food/ labor specialization
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about
___________ years ago, with the _________________.
A. 5,000 / invention of writing
B. 200,000 / start of tool making
C. 200,000 / start of farming
D. 2 million / start of tool making
E. 2 million / invention of writing - Answer✔✔-A. 5,000 / invention of writing
The domestication of Potatoes began ~8,000 years ago in modern day:
A. Canada
B. Peru
,C. Ireland
D. Mexico - Answer✔✔-B. Peru
The average % of annual income spent on food in U.S. households is:
A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. China - Answer✔✔-A. less than 10
__________ was the 1st major cash crop in the American Deep South (~1700 -
1800).
A. Corn
B. Tobacco
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts - Answer✔✔-B. Tobacco
__________ was the 2nd major cash crop in the American Deep South (~1800 -
1900).
A. Corn
B. Tobacco
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts - Answer✔✔-C. Cotton
, What agricultural commodities are most often at the "heart" of Food Politics?
A. Fresh fruits and Vegetables
B. Dairy products
C. GMO foods
D. Fresh and Frozen Meats
E. Non-perishable storable grain crops - Answer✔✔-E. Non-perishable storable
grain crops
What did Juanfra DeVillena say was the cultural difference between Americans
and Latinos when it comes to "personal space"?
A. American demand much more personal space than Latinos
B. Latinos demand much more personal space than Americans
C. Americans are more comfortable than Latinos as people get closer to them
D. Latinos get very uncomfortable if people do not stay at least an arm's length
away
E. Both feel basically the same about the subject - Answer✔✔-A. American
demand much more personal space than Latinos
What book credited with starting the Environmental Awareness movement in
the U.S. in the 1960s?
A. Green Peace
B. Grapes of Wrath
C. Silent Spring
D. Of Mice and Men
E. The Jungle - Answer✔✔-C. Silent Spring
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Culture is made up of:
A. Rituals and language
B. Customs and beliefs
C. Clothing and food
D. Thoughts and values
E. All of the above - Answer✔✔-E. All of the above
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are:
A. Corn, Oats, Wheat
B. Millet, Rice, Rye
C. Barley, Oats, Rice
D. Barley, Rice, Wheat
E. Corn, Rice, Wheat - Answer✔✔-E. Corn, Rice, Wheat
About ___________ years ago, Hominids began ____________ which scientists
believe was the first conscious cultural act.
,A. 5,000 / writing
B. 200,000 / tool making
C. 200,000 / farming
D. 2 million / tool making
E. 2 million / farming - Answer✔✔-D. 2 million / tool making
Agriculture allowed humans to produce __________, which led to the creation
of ____________, both of which were not known to human culture prior to
agriculture.
A. handmade tools / surplus foods
B. weapons / military science
C. surplus food/ labor specialization
D. healing drugs / medical science
E. foot ware / mobile families - Answer✔✔-C. surplus food/ labor specialization
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about
___________ years ago, with the _________________.
A. 5,000 / invention of writing
B. 200,000 / start of tool making
C. 200,000 / start of farming
D. 2 million / start of tool making
E. 2 million / invention of writing - Answer✔✔-A. 5,000 / invention of writing
The domestication of Potatoes began ~8,000 years ago in modern day:
A. Canada
B. Peru
,C. Ireland
D. Mexico - Answer✔✔-B. Peru
The average % of annual income spent on food in U.S. households is:
A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. China - Answer✔✔-A. less than 10
__________ was the 1st major cash crop in the American Deep South (~1700 -
1800).
A. Corn
B. Tobacco
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts - Answer✔✔-B. Tobacco
__________ was the 2nd major cash crop in the American Deep South (~1800 -
1900).
A. Corn
B. Tobacco
C. Cotton
D. Wheat
E. Peanuts - Answer✔✔-C. Cotton
, What agricultural commodities are most often at the "heart" of Food Politics?
A. Fresh fruits and Vegetables
B. Dairy products
C. GMO foods
D. Fresh and Frozen Meats
E. Non-perishable storable grain crops - Answer✔✔-E. Non-perishable storable
grain crops
What did Juanfra DeVillena say was the cultural difference between Americans
and Latinos when it comes to "personal space"?
A. American demand much more personal space than Latinos
B. Latinos demand much more personal space than Americans
C. Americans are more comfortable than Latinos as people get closer to them
D. Latinos get very uncomfortable if people do not stay at least an arm's length
away
E. Both feel basically the same about the subject - Answer✔✔-A. American
demand much more personal space than Latinos
What book credited with starting the Environmental Awareness movement in
the U.S. in the 1960s?
A. Green Peace
B. Grapes of Wrath
C. Silent Spring
D. Of Mice and Men
E. The Jungle - Answer✔✔-C. Silent Spring
