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AESC 2050 Final Exam With 100%Verified Solutions
Culture is made up of: CORRECT ANSWERS Rituals and language, Customs and
beliefs, Clothing and food, Thoughts and values
T/F: Agriculture concerns the production of food and non-food crops. CORRECT
ANSWERS True
The human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark.
CORRECT ANSWERS 7 billion
The TOP 3 cereal grains produced globally are: CORRECT ANSWERS Corn, Rice,
Wheat
The % of income spent on food is directly correlated to the % of _____________ in
countries
across the globe. CORRECT ANSWERS Malnutrition of children
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production?
CORRECT ANSWERS Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more water
irrigating __________ than any other crop: CORRECT ANSWERS Lawn Grass
Refer to graph for 8 & 9 CORRECT ANSWERS
T/F: Culture plays a much more significant role in the difference between humans than
Genetics. CORRECT ANSWERS True
In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers of: CORRECT
ANSWERS 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: CORRECT ANSWERS Personal insurance and pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________ . CORRECT ANSWERS Incas
About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe
was
, the first conscious cultural act. CORRECT ANSWERS 2 million / tool making
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________ years
ago,
with the _________________. CORRECT ANSWERS 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.
CORRECT ANSWERS Cultural adaptation
The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were...
CORRECT ANSWERS Disease
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: CORRECT
ANSWERS Male dominated small families
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent",
which is located in (the) modern... CORRECT ANSWERS Middle East
Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense
because... CORRECT ANSWERS they were expendable
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: CORRECT ANSWERS "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... CORRECT
ANSWERS the end of the last Ice Age
Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT
include: CORRECT ANSWERS 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. CORRECT ANSWERS Pimas
The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: CORRECT ANSWERS
Morrill Act
Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S.
agriculture: CORRECT ANSWERS Total number of acres farmed
One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. CORRECT ANSWERS 2.5
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