AESC 2050-FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Carbs
Fat
Protein - answer- 50%
35%
15%
We Are What We Video - answer- -from eastern part of Greenland (Isortaq)
-about 16,000 Iso live in the U.S.
-only eat meat
-dog helps with hunting
What does eating mean for the Inuits? - answer- -it means blood
(eat seal, killer whale, bird)
The only delicacy they like to eat is? - answer- the liver of the seal
For holidays & birthdays, they eat almost everything traditional like? - answer- -
stuffed intestines
-smoked seal meat
-polar bear head
How much land does my food take? - answer- 1 acre
Why is farmland being decreasing? - answer- Urband sprawl
NYS are _____ more than other states - answer- "at risk"
-Farms being lost in _____ areas
-_____ of farms are owned by farmers >65
-loss happens between _____
-COVID19 is another ____to farmers - answer- - "low density"
-1/3
-generations
-barrier
83 million allocated to farms since? - answer- 2011
"Farmland Protection Initiative (2019) - answer- -14 million to farms struggling under
climate change, COVID19, federal policy
What percentage of farmland must be allocated for cattle, hogs, certain crops, and
maple syrup to be eligible? - answer- >50%
,How much of our corn crop is turned into 13 billion gallons of ethanol? - answer-
40% (7% of our fuel)
-What do we use to make food?
-What is a key component to agriculture?
-How much fuel do we use every year? - answer- -industrial agriculture (tractors,
chemical fertilizers, & energy)
-energy petroleum
-300 billion pounds
As food increases, fuel ____ - answer- increases
What affect does US corn have on the world video:________ crisis in Mexicoprices
of __________ tripled domestic production undermined by cheaper imports -
answer- tortilla
____% of the lower 48 state acreage needed to feed everyone (based off of 1
acre/person for 325 million people in US) - answer- 20%
most farming occurs in the ___________increased population density in the
_________we (DO/DO NOT) live where we farm - answer- midwest
east.
DO NOT
The New York Times study says that ____ farm acres are lost per minute - answer-
2 farm acres
one out of every 3 americans lives in these 4 states:(places where farmland is lost) -
answer- California
Texas
Florida
New York
if the earth were an apple, ______ is the portion of the earth where food can actually
grow - answer- 1/32
larger populations have a (greater/lower) percent change in farmland than smaller
populations - answer- greater
high population density --> loss of farmland
Ted Talk: Food v Fuelfood and fuel and their prices (going up) are linkedboth are
____________ energycorn is used to produce ____________ - answer- chemical
energy
ethanol
the use of US corn crop to feed people and livestock decreased from ______% in
2000 to _____% in 2013 - answer- 90% ---> 60%
, approximately _____________ square miles of corn are used to produce ethanol
annually - answer- ~76,500 sq miles
how much corn would be needed to run your car for a year? - answer- 30 acres
(208,000 lbs)
how much corn would be needed to run the whole countries' cars for a year? -
answer- 9 million square miles
US energy policy acts of 2005 and 2007 required use of ____x10^9 gal of renewable
fuel by 2012and requires _____x10^9 gal of renewable fuel by 2022 - answer- 7.5
36
the kinds of foods a person, animal or community eats (Science)a special course of
food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reason
(common) - answer- diet
an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short
lived and without basis in the object's qualities - answer- fad
food fads fall under this specific extrinsic value - answer- conformity
many persuasive advertisements today focus on what? - answer- intrinsic values
bandwagon - answer- tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something
because it is popular or everyone is doing it
cultural effects of lifestyle decisions on agriculture - answer- food fads
food fads fall under this persuasive technique - answer- bandwagon
early 1900s food fad video:__________crazewonder bread________ was the great
evil nutrient _________ were the clean/blessed nutrientKellog invented _________
____________ - answer- VITAMIN CRAZE
protein =evil
carbs=blessed
corn flake (cereal)
When was flaked cereal made of carbs? - answer- 1894
Food Fads- early 1900s - answer- Dietary Supplements
-started to isolate macro and micro nutrients from nature
-followed by the marketing/advertising idea
-1st: companies started supplementary food products themselves
-2nd: companies started selling supplements as stand-alone products (GNC)
the cultural shift in the 1920's - answer- home refrigeration
replaced natural ice
ability to store and preserve foods over longer periods
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Carbs
Fat
Protein - answer- 50%
35%
15%
We Are What We Video - answer- -from eastern part of Greenland (Isortaq)
-about 16,000 Iso live in the U.S.
-only eat meat
-dog helps with hunting
What does eating mean for the Inuits? - answer- -it means blood
(eat seal, killer whale, bird)
The only delicacy they like to eat is? - answer- the liver of the seal
For holidays & birthdays, they eat almost everything traditional like? - answer- -
stuffed intestines
-smoked seal meat
-polar bear head
How much land does my food take? - answer- 1 acre
Why is farmland being decreasing? - answer- Urband sprawl
NYS are _____ more than other states - answer- "at risk"
-Farms being lost in _____ areas
-_____ of farms are owned by farmers >65
-loss happens between _____
-COVID19 is another ____to farmers - answer- - "low density"
-1/3
-generations
-barrier
83 million allocated to farms since? - answer- 2011
"Farmland Protection Initiative (2019) - answer- -14 million to farms struggling under
climate change, COVID19, federal policy
What percentage of farmland must be allocated for cattle, hogs, certain crops, and
maple syrup to be eligible? - answer- >50%
,How much of our corn crop is turned into 13 billion gallons of ethanol? - answer-
40% (7% of our fuel)
-What do we use to make food?
-What is a key component to agriculture?
-How much fuel do we use every year? - answer- -industrial agriculture (tractors,
chemical fertilizers, & energy)
-energy petroleum
-300 billion pounds
As food increases, fuel ____ - answer- increases
What affect does US corn have on the world video:________ crisis in Mexicoprices
of __________ tripled domestic production undermined by cheaper imports -
answer- tortilla
____% of the lower 48 state acreage needed to feed everyone (based off of 1
acre/person for 325 million people in US) - answer- 20%
most farming occurs in the ___________increased population density in the
_________we (DO/DO NOT) live where we farm - answer- midwest
east.
DO NOT
The New York Times study says that ____ farm acres are lost per minute - answer-
2 farm acres
one out of every 3 americans lives in these 4 states:(places where farmland is lost) -
answer- California
Texas
Florida
New York
if the earth were an apple, ______ is the portion of the earth where food can actually
grow - answer- 1/32
larger populations have a (greater/lower) percent change in farmland than smaller
populations - answer- greater
high population density --> loss of farmland
Ted Talk: Food v Fuelfood and fuel and their prices (going up) are linkedboth are
____________ energycorn is used to produce ____________ - answer- chemical
energy
ethanol
the use of US corn crop to feed people and livestock decreased from ______% in
2000 to _____% in 2013 - answer- 90% ---> 60%
, approximately _____________ square miles of corn are used to produce ethanol
annually - answer- ~76,500 sq miles
how much corn would be needed to run your car for a year? - answer- 30 acres
(208,000 lbs)
how much corn would be needed to run the whole countries' cars for a year? -
answer- 9 million square miles
US energy policy acts of 2005 and 2007 required use of ____x10^9 gal of renewable
fuel by 2012and requires _____x10^9 gal of renewable fuel by 2022 - answer- 7.5
36
the kinds of foods a person, animal or community eats (Science)a special course of
food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reason
(common) - answer- diet
an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short
lived and without basis in the object's qualities - answer- fad
food fads fall under this specific extrinsic value - answer- conformity
many persuasive advertisements today focus on what? - answer- intrinsic values
bandwagon - answer- tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something
because it is popular or everyone is doing it
cultural effects of lifestyle decisions on agriculture - answer- food fads
food fads fall under this persuasive technique - answer- bandwagon
early 1900s food fad video:__________crazewonder bread________ was the great
evil nutrient _________ were the clean/blessed nutrientKellog invented _________
____________ - answer- VITAMIN CRAZE
protein =evil
carbs=blessed
corn flake (cereal)
When was flaked cereal made of carbs? - answer- 1894
Food Fads- early 1900s - answer- Dietary Supplements
-started to isolate macro and micro nutrients from nature
-followed by the marketing/advertising idea
-1st: companies started supplementary food products themselves
-2nd: companies started selling supplements as stand-alone products (GNC)
the cultural shift in the 1920's - answer- home refrigeration
replaced natural ice
ability to store and preserve foods over longer periods
