AESC 2050 Final | Newest Questions and
Answers | Updated 2026 | Complete Review
• We Are What We Video -from eastern part of Greenland (Isortaq)
-about 16,000 Iso live in the U.S.
-only eat meat
-dog helps with hunting
• What does eating mean for the Inuits? -it means blood
(eat seal, killer whale, bird)
• The only delicacy they like to eat is? the liver of the seal
• For holidays & birthdays, they eat almost everything traditional like? -stuffed intestines
-smoked seal meat
-polar bear head
• How much land does my food take? 1 acre
• Why is farmland being decreasing? Urband sprawl
• NYS are _____ more than other states "at risk"
• -Farms being lost in _____ areas
-_____ of farms are owned by farmers >65
-loss happens between _____
-COVID19 is another ____to farmers - "low density"
-1/3
-generations
-barrier
• 83 million allocated to farms since? 2011
• "Farmland Protection Initiative (2019) -14 million to farms struggling under climate
change, COVID19, federal policy
• What percentage of farmland must be allocated for cattle, hogs, certain crops, and
maple syrup to be eligible? >50%
• How much of our corn crop is turned into 13 billion gallons of ethanol? 40% (7% of our
fuel)
• -What do we use to make food?
-What is a key component to agriculture?
,-How much fuel do we use every year? -industrial agriculture (tractors, chemical
fertilizers, & energy)
-energy petroleum
-300 billion pounds
• As food increases, fuel ____ increases
• What affect does US corn have on the world video:________ crisis in Mexicoprices of
__________ tripled domestic production undermined by cheaper imports tortilla
• ____% of the lower 48 state acreage needed to feed everyone (based off of 1
acre/person for 325 million people in US) 20%
• most farming occurs in the ___________increased population density in the
_________we (DO/DO NOT) live where we farm midwest
east.
DO NOT
• The New York Times study says that ____ farm acres are lost per minute 2 farm acres
• one out of every 3 americans lives in these 4 states:(places where farmland is lost)
California
Texas
Florida
New York
• if the earth were an apple, ______ is the portion of the earth where food can actually
grow 1/32
• larger populations have a (greater/lower) percent change in farmland than smaller
populations greater
high population density --> loss of farmland
• Ted Talk: Food v Fuelfood and fuel and their prices (going up) are linkedboth are
____________ energycorn is used to produce ____________ chemical energy
ethanol
• the use of US corn crop to feed people and livestock decreased from ______% in
2000 to _____% in 2013 90% ---> 60%
• approximately _____________ square miles of corn are used to produce ethanol
annually ~76,500 sq miles
• how much corn would be needed to run your car for a year? 30 acres (208,000 lbs)
, • how much corn would be needed to run the whole countries' cars for a year? 9 million
square miles
• US energy policy acts of 2005 and 2007 required use of ____x10^9 gal of renewable
fuel by 2012and requires _____x10^9 gal of renewable fuel by 2022 7.5
36
• the kinds of foods a person, animal or community eats (Science)a special course of
food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reason
(common) diet
• an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short
lived and without basis in the object's qualities fad
• food fads fall under this specific extrinsic value conformity
• many persuasive advertisements today focus on what? intrinsic values
• bandwagon tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is
popular or everyone is doing it
• cultural effects of lifestyle decisions on agriculture food fads
• food fads fall under this persuasive technique bandwagon
• early 1900s food fad video:__________crazewonder bread________ was the great
evil nutrient _________ were the clean/blessed nutrientKellog invented _________
____________ VITAMIN CRAZE
protein =evil
carbs=blessed
corn flake (cereal)
• When was flaked cereal made of carbs? 1894
• Food Fads- early 1900s Dietary Supplements
-started to isolate macro and micro nutrients from nature
-followed by the marketing/advertising idea
-1st: companies started supplementary food products themselves
-2nd: companies started selling supplements as stand-alone products (GNC)
• the cultural shift in the 1920's home refrigeration
replaced natural ice
ability to store and preserve foods over longer periods
- NORTH: natural refrigeration & freezing of all types of food.
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Answers | Updated 2026 | Complete Review
• We Are What We Video -from eastern part of Greenland (Isortaq)
-about 16,000 Iso live in the U.S.
-only eat meat
-dog helps with hunting
• What does eating mean for the Inuits? -it means blood
(eat seal, killer whale, bird)
• The only delicacy they like to eat is? the liver of the seal
• For holidays & birthdays, they eat almost everything traditional like? -stuffed intestines
-smoked seal meat
-polar bear head
• How much land does my food take? 1 acre
• Why is farmland being decreasing? Urband sprawl
• NYS are _____ more than other states "at risk"
• -Farms being lost in _____ areas
-_____ of farms are owned by farmers >65
-loss happens between _____
-COVID19 is another ____to farmers - "low density"
-1/3
-generations
-barrier
• 83 million allocated to farms since? 2011
• "Farmland Protection Initiative (2019) -14 million to farms struggling under climate
change, COVID19, federal policy
• What percentage of farmland must be allocated for cattle, hogs, certain crops, and
maple syrup to be eligible? >50%
• How much of our corn crop is turned into 13 billion gallons of ethanol? 40% (7% of our
fuel)
• -What do we use to make food?
-What is a key component to agriculture?
,-How much fuel do we use every year? -industrial agriculture (tractors, chemical
fertilizers, & energy)
-energy petroleum
-300 billion pounds
• As food increases, fuel ____ increases
• What affect does US corn have on the world video:________ crisis in Mexicoprices of
__________ tripled domestic production undermined by cheaper imports tortilla
• ____% of the lower 48 state acreage needed to feed everyone (based off of 1
acre/person for 325 million people in US) 20%
• most farming occurs in the ___________increased population density in the
_________we (DO/DO NOT) live where we farm midwest
east.
DO NOT
• The New York Times study says that ____ farm acres are lost per minute 2 farm acres
• one out of every 3 americans lives in these 4 states:(places where farmland is lost)
California
Texas
Florida
New York
• if the earth were an apple, ______ is the portion of the earth where food can actually
grow 1/32
• larger populations have a (greater/lower) percent change in farmland than smaller
populations greater
high population density --> loss of farmland
• Ted Talk: Food v Fuelfood and fuel and their prices (going up) are linkedboth are
____________ energycorn is used to produce ____________ chemical energy
ethanol
• the use of US corn crop to feed people and livestock decreased from ______% in
2000 to _____% in 2013 90% ---> 60%
• approximately _____________ square miles of corn are used to produce ethanol
annually ~76,500 sq miles
• how much corn would be needed to run your car for a year? 30 acres (208,000 lbs)
, • how much corn would be needed to run the whole countries' cars for a year? 9 million
square miles
• US energy policy acts of 2005 and 2007 required use of ____x10^9 gal of renewable
fuel by 2012and requires _____x10^9 gal of renewable fuel by 2022 7.5
36
• the kinds of foods a person, animal or community eats (Science)a special course of
food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reason
(common) diet
• an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short
lived and without basis in the object's qualities fad
• food fads fall under this specific extrinsic value conformity
• many persuasive advertisements today focus on what? intrinsic values
• bandwagon tries to persuade the reader to do, think, or buy something because it is
popular or everyone is doing it
• cultural effects of lifestyle decisions on agriculture food fads
• food fads fall under this persuasive technique bandwagon
• early 1900s food fad video:__________crazewonder bread________ was the great
evil nutrient _________ were the clean/blessed nutrientKellog invented _________
____________ VITAMIN CRAZE
protein =evil
carbs=blessed
corn flake (cereal)
• When was flaked cereal made of carbs? 1894
• Food Fads- early 1900s Dietary Supplements
-started to isolate macro and micro nutrients from nature
-followed by the marketing/advertising idea
-1st: companies started supplementary food products themselves
-2nd: companies started selling supplements as stand-alone products (GNC)
• the cultural shift in the 1920's home refrigeration
replaced natural ice
ability to store and preserve foods over longer periods
- NORTH: natural refrigeration & freezing of all types of food.
Homes built on basements
