AESC EXAM 1 KIEPPER UGA UPDATED Actual Questions and CORRECT Answers
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AESC EXAM 1 KIEPPER UGA
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Agriculture only concerns the production of food. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
The human population of the earth recently passed the _______ mark. - CORRECT
ANSWER- 7.5 Billion
The average % of annual income spent on food in t...
AESC EXAM 1 KIEPPER UGA
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Agriculture only concerns the production of food. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔False
The human population of the earth recently passed the _______ mark. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔7.5 Billion
The average % of annual income spent on food in the US is: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔less than 10%
About ____ years ago, humans invented ______ which delineates History from Prehistory. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔5,000 and writing
About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe was
the first conscious cultural act. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2 million and tool making
One of the key factors of early hominids success was: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mobility
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile Crescent",
which is located in (the) modern.... - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Middle East
Who defines "family farms" as those managed and operated by a family, with the family
providing MOST of the farm labor - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔United Nations
There are approximately ______ farms in the USA. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2 million
Which of the following has stayed the most STEADY (i.e. static) in terms of number over the
last 100 years:
a. Average SIZE of farms
, b. Total number of ACRES being farmed
c. Total number of farms
d. Average farm INCOME. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Total number of ACRES being
farmed
What does culture do? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Essential to our survival, makes species
strong, and connects species
Agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Science or practicing of farming to produce crops
into food and others.
In agriculture terms, what are crops that aren't food? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Cotton,
tobacco, and timber
What are considered the BIG THREE agriculture crops? Hint: non-perishable, storable
grains. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Corn, rice and wheat
How much of Americans income is spent on food? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Less than
10%
What is a major factor when determining income? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Personal
insurance
What date in history marks the period where prehistory became history? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔3,000 BC
Why did prehistory become history? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Writing
How many homo species were around when humans arrived? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔SIX HOMO SPECIES
When did we start manufacturing tools? not using. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔2.5-3 million
years ago
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