AESC 2050 Exam 1 | Newest Questions
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• 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. -✓✓ 2 million / tool making
• Instead of just using Biological Evolution to adjust to their environment, early
human also developed through _____________, using intellectual and social skills.
-✓✓ Cultural Adaptation
• Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent," which is located in the modern... -✓✓ Middle East
• Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids:
A. Few personal possessions
B. Foragers
C. Mobility
D. Opportunistic eaters
E. Male dominated small families -✓✓ E. Male dominated small families
• Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and
defense because... -✓✓ they were more expendable than the females
• Home Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: -✓✓ "Wise Humans"
• Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID
NOT include:
A. increased population and overall growth
B. increased possessions and wealth accumulation
C. less work
and Answers | 2026 Update | Expert
Verified
• 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. -✓✓ 2 million / tool making
• Instead of just using Biological Evolution to adjust to their environment, early
human also developed through _____________, using intellectual and social skills.
-✓✓ Cultural Adaptation
• Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent," which is located in the modern... -✓✓ Middle East
• Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids:
A. Few personal possessions
B. Foragers
C. Mobility
D. Opportunistic eaters
E. Male dominated small families -✓✓ E. Male dominated small families
• Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and
defense because... -✓✓ they were more expendable than the females
• Home Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: -✓✓ "Wise Humans"
• Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID
NOT include:
A. increased population and overall growth
B. increased possessions and wealth accumulation
C. less work
