AESC 2050 Final Kiepper
Exam questions 2026 Exam Questions
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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
Exam questions 2026 Exam Questions
and verified Answers
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
