AESC 2050 Study Guide Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
Culture is made up of:
Rituals and language
Customs and beliefs
Clothing and food
Thoughts and values
(T/F) Agriculture concerns the production of both food and non-food products.
True
The human population of the earth recently passed the ______________ billion mark.
7.5
Which of the following chemicals has American culture established as legal for
recreational use - while the others listed here are declared illegal.
A. Ethyl alcohol
B. DMT
C. Lysergic acid diethylamide
D. MDMA
E. THC
A. Ethyl alcohol
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are:
Corn, rice, wheat
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production?
, Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" said that around 1800, a British Economist
________________ wrote about the dangers of overpopulation:
Thomas Malthus
Net cereal imports as a share of consumption (%) versus food share of household
expenditure (%) for the US:
Low, low
Net cereal imports as a share of consumption (%) versus food share of household
expenditure (%) for the Republic of Congo:
High, high
The biggest difference between the Upper 20% of Lower 20% of US income earners in
terms of average annual expenditures, is that the Upper 20% are able to spend
significantly more of their income on:
Personal insurance and pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________.
Incas
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about __________ years
ago, with the ___________.
5,000 / invention of writing
About __________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe was
the first conscious cultural act.
Verified Correct Answers
Culture is made up of:
Rituals and language
Customs and beliefs
Clothing and food
Thoughts and values
(T/F) Agriculture concerns the production of both food and non-food products.
True
The human population of the earth recently passed the ______________ billion mark.
7.5
Which of the following chemicals has American culture established as legal for
recreational use - while the others listed here are declared illegal.
A. Ethyl alcohol
B. DMT
C. Lysergic acid diethylamide
D. MDMA
E. THC
A. Ethyl alcohol
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are:
Corn, rice, wheat
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production?
, Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" said that around 1800, a British Economist
________________ wrote about the dangers of overpopulation:
Thomas Malthus
Net cereal imports as a share of consumption (%) versus food share of household
expenditure (%) for the US:
Low, low
Net cereal imports as a share of consumption (%) versus food share of household
expenditure (%) for the Republic of Congo:
High, high
The biggest difference between the Upper 20% of Lower 20% of US income earners in
terms of average annual expenditures, is that the Upper 20% are able to spend
significantly more of their income on:
Personal insurance and pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________.
Incas
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about __________ years
ago, with the ___________.
5,000 / invention of writing
About __________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe was
the first conscious cultural act.
