AESC2050 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉non-food agricultural crops. Answer: cotton, tobacco, timber,
marijuana
◉When was nature published. Answer: April 25, 1953
◉culture. Answer: the unique combinations of customs, beliefs and
practices (including languages, arts, rituals, institutions and
technologies) that are transmitted from one generation to another
and distinguishes societies from each other.
◉How many people live on earth. Answer: 7.4 billion
◉What is the biggest grain that we eat?. Answer: corn- 1 million
tons produced
◉Where do we grow our corn?. Answer: Eastern USA and Asia
(China)
◉Where do we grow our rice?. Answer: Asia- India, Phillipines,
China
,◉Where do we grow our wheat?. Answer: Europe, France, England,
India, China
◉How much of our US total household income goes to the purchase
of food?. Answer: less than 10 percent
◉culture is made up of. Answer: rituals and language, customs and
beliefs, clothing and food
◉In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers
of. Answer: overpopulation of the globe
◉Agriculture only concerns the production of food. Answer: false
◉About __ years ago, human invented __ which delineates history
from prehistory. Answer: 5000 writing
◉About __ years ago, humans began to __ which scientist believe was
the 1st conscious cultural act. Answer: 2 million, tool making
◉One of the key factors of early hominids success was. Answer:
mobility
, ◉The most devastating item brought by Europeans to the New
World was/were. Answer: Disease
◉One of the main advantages of farming was it meant less work
compared to nomadic traveling. Answer: False
◉There are how many farms in the US. Answer: 2 million
◉The majority of our food in the US is produced by. Answer: A small
number of large farms
◉In 1800 approximately __% of total US jobs were on the farm,
today it is __%. Answer: 90,2
◉Which of the following has stayed the most STEADy (i.e, static) in
terms of number over the last 100 years:. Answer: Number of Acres
being farmed
◉What percentage of US citizens hold a valid US passport. Answer:
35
◉Most commercial farming is doe in what climate zones. Answer:
Temperate
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉non-food agricultural crops. Answer: cotton, tobacco, timber,
marijuana
◉When was nature published. Answer: April 25, 1953
◉culture. Answer: the unique combinations of customs, beliefs and
practices (including languages, arts, rituals, institutions and
technologies) that are transmitted from one generation to another
and distinguishes societies from each other.
◉How many people live on earth. Answer: 7.4 billion
◉What is the biggest grain that we eat?. Answer: corn- 1 million
tons produced
◉Where do we grow our corn?. Answer: Eastern USA and Asia
(China)
◉Where do we grow our rice?. Answer: Asia- India, Phillipines,
China
,◉Where do we grow our wheat?. Answer: Europe, France, England,
India, China
◉How much of our US total household income goes to the purchase
of food?. Answer: less than 10 percent
◉culture is made up of. Answer: rituals and language, customs and
beliefs, clothing and food
◉In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers
of. Answer: overpopulation of the globe
◉Agriculture only concerns the production of food. Answer: false
◉About __ years ago, human invented __ which delineates history
from prehistory. Answer: 5000 writing
◉About __ years ago, humans began to __ which scientist believe was
the 1st conscious cultural act. Answer: 2 million, tool making
◉One of the key factors of early hominids success was. Answer:
mobility
, ◉The most devastating item brought by Europeans to the New
World was/were. Answer: Disease
◉One of the main advantages of farming was it meant less work
compared to nomadic traveling. Answer: False
◉There are how many farms in the US. Answer: 2 million
◉The majority of our food in the US is produced by. Answer: A small
number of large farms
◉In 1800 approximately __% of total US jobs were on the farm,
today it is __%. Answer: 90,2
◉Which of the following has stayed the most STEADy (i.e, static) in
terms of number over the last 100 years:. Answer: Number of Acres
being farmed
◉What percentage of US citizens hold a valid US passport. Answer:
35
◉Most commercial farming is doe in what climate zones. Answer:
Temperate
