AESC 2050 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark. A. 1
billion
B. 3 billion C. 5 billion D. 7 billion E. 10 billion - answer- D. 7 billion
(T/F) Agriculture only concerns the production of food A. True
B. False - answer- B. False
4. The average % of annual income spent on food in the U.S. is:
A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. more than 50 - answer- A. less than 10
Which of the following new human cultural concepts did NOT emerge with the
growth of early agricultural practices?
A. Labor specialization
B. Land ownership
C. Increased status of women D. Surplus food
E. None of the above - answer- C. Increased status of women
(T/F) Domestication is NOT the same thing as Taming. A. True
B. False - answer- A. True
7. The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were...
A. Guns
B. Disease
C. Horses
D. Military strategy E. Steel - answer- B. Disease
8. Over half of the average American diet of vegetables is made up of: A. Lettuce
and tomato
B. Onion and Celery
C. Peas and Carrots
D. Broccoli and potatoes E. Potatoes and tomatoes - answer- E. Potatoes and
tomatoes
Why were Red Jungle Fowl (ancestors to the modern chicken) first domesticated in
SE Asia? A. Cockfighting
, B. Protection from predators C. Meat
D. Feathers
E. Eggs - answer- A. Cockfighting
10. The Mayan culture in Central America believed that the gods mixed their blood
with ___________ to create humankind.
A. Rice flour B. Wheat flour C. Corn flour D. Oat flour E. Potato - answer- C. Corn
flour
11. In the U.S. today, it takes approximately ____ acre(s) to feed one person.
A. 1
B. 5 C. 10 D. 15 E. 20 - answer- A. 1
Globally over the last decade, farmland acreage has DECREASED in
_______________ .
A. B. C. D. E.
Canada and Australia Africa and South America U.S. and Russia
AandB
A and C - answer- A and C
13. In recent years, how many U.S. states LOST agricultural land? A. 50 (all of them)
B. 40 C. 30 D. 20 E. 10 - answer- A. 50 (all of them)
14. The majority of farmland lost in the U.S. in the last 50 years is in which region of
the U.S.? A. Lower Midwest (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico)
B. West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)
C. East Coast (Maine through Florida)
D. Upper West (Montana, North & South Dakota) E. Midwest (Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas) - answer- C. East Coast (Maine through Florida)
15. What portion of every dollar spent at the grocery store for key food items like
milk, eggs and meat goes to the farmer?
A. ~75 cents B. ~60 cents C. ~45 cents D. ~30 cents E. ~15 cents - answer- E. ~15
cents
16. The U.S. Energy Policy Acts of 2005 and 2007 weighed in significantly in the
"Food vs. Fuel" debate by:
A. Requiring the use of specific amount of renewable fuel by specific time frames
B. Reversing previously established requirements for renewable fuel use - answer-
A. Requiring the use of specific amount of renewable fuel by specific time frames
17. The "Food vs. Fuel" debate in the U.S. is focused the use of ___________ to
make ____________.
A. Corn / Biodiesel
B. Corn / Ethanol
C. Soybean / Biodiesel D. Soybean / Ethanol E. Wheat / Ethanol - answer- B. Corn /
Ethanol
18. (T/F) In general, Right-to-Farm statues allow LOCAL GOVERNMENTS from
passing stricter laws on agriculture than the laws of the state.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark. A. 1
billion
B. 3 billion C. 5 billion D. 7 billion E. 10 billion - answer- D. 7 billion
(T/F) Agriculture only concerns the production of food A. True
B. False - answer- B. False
4. The average % of annual income spent on food in the U.S. is:
A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. more than 50 - answer- A. less than 10
Which of the following new human cultural concepts did NOT emerge with the
growth of early agricultural practices?
A. Labor specialization
B. Land ownership
C. Increased status of women D. Surplus food
E. None of the above - answer- C. Increased status of women
(T/F) Domestication is NOT the same thing as Taming. A. True
B. False - answer- A. True
7. The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were...
A. Guns
B. Disease
C. Horses
D. Military strategy E. Steel - answer- B. Disease
8. Over half of the average American diet of vegetables is made up of: A. Lettuce
and tomato
B. Onion and Celery
C. Peas and Carrots
D. Broccoli and potatoes E. Potatoes and tomatoes - answer- E. Potatoes and
tomatoes
Why were Red Jungle Fowl (ancestors to the modern chicken) first domesticated in
SE Asia? A. Cockfighting
, B. Protection from predators C. Meat
D. Feathers
E. Eggs - answer- A. Cockfighting
10. The Mayan culture in Central America believed that the gods mixed their blood
with ___________ to create humankind.
A. Rice flour B. Wheat flour C. Corn flour D. Oat flour E. Potato - answer- C. Corn
flour
11. In the U.S. today, it takes approximately ____ acre(s) to feed one person.
A. 1
B. 5 C. 10 D. 15 E. 20 - answer- A. 1
Globally over the last decade, farmland acreage has DECREASED in
_______________ .
A. B. C. D. E.
Canada and Australia Africa and South America U.S. and Russia
AandB
A and C - answer- A and C
13. In recent years, how many U.S. states LOST agricultural land? A. 50 (all of them)
B. 40 C. 30 D. 20 E. 10 - answer- A. 50 (all of them)
14. The majority of farmland lost in the U.S. in the last 50 years is in which region of
the U.S.? A. Lower Midwest (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico)
B. West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington)
C. East Coast (Maine through Florida)
D. Upper West (Montana, North & South Dakota) E. Midwest (Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas) - answer- C. East Coast (Maine through Florida)
15. What portion of every dollar spent at the grocery store for key food items like
milk, eggs and meat goes to the farmer?
A. ~75 cents B. ~60 cents C. ~45 cents D. ~30 cents E. ~15 cents - answer- E. ~15
cents
16. The U.S. Energy Policy Acts of 2005 and 2007 weighed in significantly in the
"Food vs. Fuel" debate by:
A. Requiring the use of specific amount of renewable fuel by specific time frames
B. Reversing previously established requirements for renewable fuel use - answer-
A. Requiring the use of specific amount of renewable fuel by specific time frames
17. The "Food vs. Fuel" debate in the U.S. is focused the use of ___________ to
make ____________.
A. Corn / Biodiesel
B. Corn / Ethanol
C. Soybean / Biodiesel D. Soybean / Ethanol E. Wheat / Ethanol - answer- B. Corn /
Ethanol
18. (T/F) In general, Right-to-Farm statues allow LOCAL GOVERNMENTS from
passing stricter laws on agriculture than the laws of the state.
