AESC 2050 Final | Most Recent Questions
and Answers | 2026 Update | Exam Review
Pack
• The human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark. -✓✓ 7
billion
• The TOP 3 cereal grains produced globally are: -✓✓ Corn, Rice, Wheat
• The % of income spent on food is directly correlated to the % of _____________ in
countries
across the globe. -✓✓ Malnutrition of children
• Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production? -✓✓
Africa
• The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more water
irrigating __________ than any other crop: -✓✓ Lawn Grass
• Refer to graph for 8 & 9 -✓✓
• T/F: Culture plays a much more significant role in the difference between humans than
Genetics. -✓✓ True
• In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers of: -✓✓
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: -✓✓ Personal insurance and pensions
• The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________ . -✓✓ Incas
• About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists
believe was
the first conscious cultural act. -✓✓ 2 million / tool making
• The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________ years
ago,
, with the _________________. -✓✓ 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. -✓✓
Cultural adaptation
• The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were... -✓✓
Disease
• Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: -✓✓ Male
dominated small families
• Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent",
which is located in (the) modern... -✓✓ Middle East
• Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense
because... -✓✓ they were expendable
• Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: -✓✓ "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... -✓✓ the end of the
last Ice Age
• Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT
include: -✓✓ 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. -✓✓ Pimas
• The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: -✓✓ Morrill Act
• Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S.
agriculture: -✓✓ Total number of acres farmed
• One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. -✓✓ 2.5
• An ACRE is roughly the size of a: -✓✓ (American) Football Field
and Answers | 2026 Update | Exam Review
Pack
• The human population of the earth recently passed the _____________ mark. -✓✓ 7
billion
• The TOP 3 cereal grains produced globally are: -✓✓ Corn, Rice, Wheat
• The % of income spent on food is directly correlated to the % of _____________ in
countries
across the globe. -✓✓ Malnutrition of children
• Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production? -✓✓
Africa
• The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more water
irrigating __________ than any other crop: -✓✓ Lawn Grass
• Refer to graph for 8 & 9 -✓✓
• T/F: Culture plays a much more significant role in the difference between humans than
Genetics. -✓✓ True
• In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote an essay warning of the dangers of: -✓✓
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: -✓✓ Personal insurance and pensions
• The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________ . -✓✓ Incas
• About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists
believe was
the first conscious cultural act. -✓✓ 2 million / tool making
• The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________ years
ago,
, with the _________________. -✓✓ 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. -✓✓
Cultural adaptation
• The MOST devastating item brought by Europeans to the New World was/were... -✓✓
Disease
• Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: -✓✓ Male
dominated small families
• Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent",
which is located in (the) modern... -✓✓ Middle East
• Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense
because... -✓✓ they were expendable
• Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: -✓✓ "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... -✓✓ the end of the
last Ice Age
• Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT
include: -✓✓ 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. -✓✓ Pimas
• The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: -✓✓ Morrill Act
• Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S.
agriculture: -✓✓ Total number of acres farmed
• One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. -✓✓ 2.5
• An ACRE is roughly the size of a: -✓✓ (American) Football Field
