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AESC EXAM 1 KIEPPER UGA VERIFIED SUCCESS Key Concepts and Definitions - Agriculture only concerns the production of food: ️ False. - Recent human population mark: ️ The human population of Earth recently passed the 7.5 billion mark. - Average percentage of annual income spent on food ...

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Key Concepts and Definitions



- Agriculture only concerns the production of food:

✔️ False.



- Recent human population mark:

✔️ The human population of Earth recently passed the 7.5 billion mark.



- Average percentage of annual income spent on food in the US:

✔️ Less than 10%.



- About ____ years ago, humans invented ______ which delineates History from Prehistory:

✔️ 5,000 years ago and writing.



- About ___________ years ago, humans began ____________ which scientists believe was the first
conscious cultural act:

✔️ 2 million years and tool making.



- One of the key factors of early hominid success:

✔️ Mobility.



- Location where agriculture started:

✔️ Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile Crescent," located
in the modern Middle East.



Family Farms and Agricultural Statistics

, - Definition of "family farms":

✔️ Defined by the United Nations as those managed and operated by a family, with the family
providing MOST of the farm labor.



- Number of farms in the USA:

✔️ Approximately 2 million.



- Which of the following has stayed the most steady in terms of number over the last 100 years?

✔️ b. Total number of ACRES being farmed.



Culture and Agriculture



- What does culture do?

✔️ Essential to our survival, makes species strong, and connects species.



- Definition of agriculture:

✔️ The science or practice of farming to produce crops into food and other products.



- Crops that aren't food:

✔️ Cotton, tobacco, and timber.



- The BIG THREE agriculture crops:

✔️ Corn, rice, and wheat.



- A major factor when determining income:

✔️ Personal insurance.



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