AESC 2050 Final Exam 100% Correct Answers

agriculture revolution - ANS 10,000 year ago groups of humans all around simultaneously stopped what they were doing and started farming culture - ANS 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 human societies from each other what are we eating? - ANS fat: 35% carbs: 50% protein: 15% american diet is dominated by which macro nutrient - ANS carbohydrates (50%) how much land does it take to feed 1 person per year? - ANS 1 acre majority of the farmland in the US is in which region - ANS midwest diversion of farmland: how many acres of farmland is lost per minute - ANS 2 acres 1 out of every 3 americans live in four states - ANS 1. California 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. New York globally, farmland has increased in what countries/continents? - ANS africa and south america the food vs. fuel debate in the US focused on what? - ANS corn in 2000, over _______% of corn crop went to feed people and livestock - ANS 90% in 2013, ____% went to ethanol, ____% was used to feed livestock, and only ___% was used for food and beverages - ANS 40% 45% 15% ___________ square miles of corn is used to produce ethanol in USA annually - ANS 76,562 fad - ANS an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something what advertising techniques coincide with fads - ANS extrinsic: conformity bandwagon early 1900 food fad - ANS dietary supplements it advertised that your normal diet wasn't good enough started with companies supplementing the food themselves then they started selling supplements as stand-alone products. dr. john harvey kellogg - ANS touted the dangers of the high-protein, high-fat american diet what new technology emerged in the 1920s that flattened/normalized US food culture - ANS home refrigeration 1920s food fad - ANS jell-o flavored gelatin jell-o mold was a cultural phenomena 1930s food fad - ANS casseroles during WWII culture of "waste not, want not" combined leftovers to reduce waste 1940s food fad - ANS SPAM and campbells soup extended shelf life foods intended for soldiers 1950s food fad - ANS tv dinners tv became new technology modern food processing technology 1960s food fad pt. 1 - ANS fondue originated in Switzerland created a culture of communal sharing 1960s food fad pt. 2 - ANS tang fruit flavored drink that comes in powder form NASA made it popular 1970s food fad pt. 1 - ANS crockpot cooking made it easy for the "working mom" to cook meals idea of "slow cooking" 1970s food fad pt. 2 - ANS egg mcmuffin 1972 by McDonald's whole new area of fast food breakfast 1980s food fad - ANS pasta salad chilled pasta tossed as a salad convenience food-- one bowl meals 1990s food fad - ANS fat-free potato chips olestra- a calorie free fat substitute olestra used in WOW chips quickly lost popularity due to the olestra substitute causing digestive issues 2000s food fad - ANS the atkins diet touted dangers of high-carb, high-starch diet 2010s food fad - ANS eating raw no cooked or processed foods coupled with the misconception that early humans ate raw so why shouldn't modern humans cooking of raw food - ANS made us human, allows humans to digest foods easier and utilize more nutrition from foods religion - ANS the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power(God or gods) religious - ANS relating to or believing in a religion religiously - ANS with consistent and conscientious regularity diet - ANS (science): the kind of food a person, animal, or community habitually eats (common): a special course of food to which one restricts oneself regions usually - ANS abstain from eating certain foods, restrict foods during specific times, and/or associate foods with rituals _________ ________ is key to a stable society - ANS adequate food food and religion closely connected - ANS leaders understood importance of connecting food supply with religion (god's will) food is often associated with a creation story christianity - ANS largest religion: ~32% of world pop communion:bread and wine represent the body and blood of christ islam - ANS 2nd largest: ~23% of world pop halal: denoting or relating to meat prepared by Muslim law (no pork, blood, alcohol) non-religious - ANS ~15% of world population (1 billion)