AESC 2050 FINAL KIEPPER EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Culture is made up of: - answer- Rituals and language, Customs and beliefs,
Clothing and food, Thoughts and values
T/F: Agriculture concerns the production of food and non-food crops. - answer- True
The human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark. -
answer- 7 billion
The TOP 3 cereal grains produced globally are: - answer- Corn, Rice, Wheat
The % of income spent on food is directly correlated to the % of _____________ in
countries
across the globe. - answer- Malnutrition of children
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production? -
answer- Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more
water
irrigating __________ than any other crop: - answer- Lawn Grass
Refer to graph for 8 & 9 - answer-
T/F: Culture plays a much more significant role in the difference between humans
than Genetics. - answer- True
In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers of: - answer-
Overpopulation of the globe
The biggest difference between the Upper 20% and Lower 20% of U.S. income
earners in
terms of average annual expenditures, is that the Upper 20% are able to spend
significantly
more of their income on: - answer- Personal insurance and pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________ . - answer- Incas
About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists
believe was
the first conscious cultural act. - answer- 2 million / tool making
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________
years ago,
, with the _________________. - answer- 5,000 / invention of writing
Instead of just using Biological Evolution to adjust to their environment, early human
also
developed through _____________________, using intellectual and social skills. -
answer- Cultural adaptation
The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were... -
answer- Disease
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: -
answer- Male dominated small families
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent",
which is located in (the) modern... - answer- Middle East
Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense
because... - answer- they were expendable
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: - answer- "Wise Humans"
Many scientists believe that the reason agriculture developed independently in many
places
around the globe was that it happened around the same time as... - answer- the end
of the last Ice Age
Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT
include: - answer- less work
The "Thrifty Gene" Hypothesis, in which humans biologically adapt to retain fat has
become
a health disadvantage for __________ living in the U.S. - answer- Pimas
The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: - answer- Morrill Act
Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S.
agriculture: - answer- Total number of acres farmed
One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. - answer- 2.5
An ACRE is roughly the size of a: - answer- (American) Football Field
For U.S. Government tax purposes: A farm is any establishment which produced and
sold, or
normally would have produced and sold, ________ or more of agricultural products
during
the year. - answer- $1,000
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Culture is made up of: - answer- Rituals and language, Customs and beliefs,
Clothing and food, Thoughts and values
T/F: Agriculture concerns the production of food and non-food crops. - answer- True
The human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark. -
answer- 7 billion
The TOP 3 cereal grains produced globally are: - answer- Corn, Rice, Wheat
The % of income spent on food is directly correlated to the % of _____________ in
countries
across the globe. - answer- Malnutrition of children
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production? -
answer- Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more
water
irrigating __________ than any other crop: - answer- Lawn Grass
Refer to graph for 8 & 9 - answer-
T/F: Culture plays a much more significant role in the difference between humans
than Genetics. - answer- True
In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers of: - answer-
Overpopulation of the globe
The biggest difference between the Upper 20% and Lower 20% of U.S. income
earners in
terms of average annual expenditures, is that the Upper 20% are able to spend
significantly
more of their income on: - answer- Personal insurance and pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________ . - answer- Incas
About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists
believe was
the first conscious cultural act. - answer- 2 million / tool making
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________
years ago,
, with the _________________. - answer- 5,000 / invention of writing
Instead of just using Biological Evolution to adjust to their environment, early human
also
developed through _____________________, using intellectual and social skills. -
answer- Cultural adaptation
The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were... -
answer- Disease
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: -
answer- Male dominated small families
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent",
which is located in (the) modern... - answer- Middle East
Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense
because... - answer- they were expendable
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: - answer- "Wise Humans"
Many scientists believe that the reason agriculture developed independently in many
places
around the globe was that it happened around the same time as... - answer- the end
of the last Ice Age
Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT
include: - answer- less work
The "Thrifty Gene" Hypothesis, in which humans biologically adapt to retain fat has
become
a health disadvantage for __________ living in the U.S. - answer- Pimas
The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: - answer- Morrill Act
Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S.
agriculture: - answer- Total number of acres farmed
One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. - answer- 2.5
An ACRE is roughly the size of a: - answer- (American) Football Field
For U.S. Government tax purposes: A farm is any establishment which produced and
sold, or
normally would have produced and sold, ________ or more of agricultural products
during
the year. - answer- $1,000
