AESC Final Exam: Complete Study and Exam Strategy
Culture is made up of - correct answer ✔✔All of the above:
-rituals and language
-customs and beliefs
-clothing and food
-thoughts and values
Th human population of the earth recently passed the _______ mark - correct answer ✔✔7 billion
Agriculture only concerns the production of food. - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
Which of the following chemicals has American culture established as legal for recreational use - while
the others listed here are declared illegal. - correct answer ✔✔Ethyl Alcohol
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are: - correct answer ✔✔Corn, Rice,
Wheat
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production? - correct answer
✔✔Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more water irrigating
__________ than any other crop: - correct answer ✔✔Lawn Grass
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 answer ✔✔Personal Insurance and Pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the ____________ . - correct
answer ✔✔Incas
,Domestication of animals has led to biological and cultural changes in humans. - correct answer
✔✔TRUE
Which of the following in NOT a preferred trait of domesticated farm animals. - correct answer ✔✔High
Activity Level
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________ years ago, with the
_________________. - correct answer ✔✔5,000 / invention of writing
About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe was the first
conscious cultural act. - correct answer ✔✔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. - correct answer ✔✔cultural
adaptation
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile Crescent", which is
located in (the) modern... - correct answer ✔✔Middle East
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: - correct answer ✔✔Male
dominated small families
Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense because... - correct
answer ✔✔the were more expendable than females
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: - correct answer ✔✔wise humans
Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT include: - correct
answer ✔✔less work
Agriculture allowed humans to produce __________ , which led to the creation of ____________, both
of which were not known to human culture prior to agriculture. - correct answer ✔✔surplus food / labor
specialization
, The stage in human development in which a concentrated group of individuals develop sustained
advanced social, organizational and culture
interactions is known as: - correct answer ✔✔civilization
Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S. agriculture: - correct
answer ✔✔total number of farms acred
The video "Crash Course: The Agricultural Revolution" states that early humans tended to concentrate
and settle on coasts because: - correct answer ✔✔marine life provided an abundant food source
The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: - correct answer ✔✔Morrill Act
The 2 Land-Grant Universities in Georgia are UGA and: - correct answer ✔✔Fort Valley State
An ACRE is roughly the size of a: - correct answer ✔✔American football field
Approximately what percentage (%) of the land in the continental U.S. is devoted to farmland? - correct
answer ✔✔20
One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. - correct answer ✔✔2.5
For U.S. Government tax purposes: A farm is any establishment which produced and sold, or normally
would have produced and sold, ________ or more of agricultural products during the year - correct
answer ✔✔1000
The biggest difference between the United Nations' and U.S. Department of Agriculture's definition of a
"family farm" is: - correct answer ✔✔Labor
Based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's definition of a "family farm", approximately what
percentage (%) of U.S. farms are "family farms"? - correct answer ✔✔90
Culture is made up of - correct answer ✔✔All of the above:
-rituals and language
-customs and beliefs
-clothing and food
-thoughts and values
Th human population of the earth recently passed the _______ mark - correct answer ✔✔7 billion
Agriculture only concerns the production of food. - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
Which of the following chemicals has American culture established as legal for recreational use - while
the others listed here are declared illegal. - correct answer ✔✔Ethyl Alcohol
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are: - correct answer ✔✔Corn, Rice,
Wheat
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production? - correct answer
✔✔Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" states that in the U.S., we use more water irrigating
__________ than any other crop: - correct answer ✔✔Lawn Grass
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 answer ✔✔Personal Insurance and Pensions
The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the ____________ . - correct
answer ✔✔Incas
,Domestication of animals has led to biological and cultural changes in humans. - correct answer
✔✔TRUE
Which of the following in NOT a preferred trait of domesticated farm animals. - correct answer ✔✔High
Activity Level
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about ___________ years ago, with the
_________________. - correct answer ✔✔5,000 / invention of writing
About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe was the first
conscious cultural act. - correct answer ✔✔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. - correct answer ✔✔cultural
adaptation
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile Crescent", which is
located in (the) modern... - correct answer ✔✔Middle East
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids: - correct answer ✔✔Male
dominated small families
Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense because... - correct
answer ✔✔the were more expendable than females
Homo Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: - correct answer ✔✔wise humans
Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT include: - correct
answer ✔✔less work
Agriculture allowed humans to produce __________ , which led to the creation of ____________, both
of which were not known to human culture prior to agriculture. - correct answer ✔✔surplus food / labor
specialization
, The stage in human development in which a concentrated group of individuals develop sustained
advanced social, organizational and culture
interactions is known as: - correct answer ✔✔civilization
Which of the following has stayed relatively stable over the last 100 years in U.S. agriculture: - correct
answer ✔✔total number of farms acred
The video "Crash Course: The Agricultural Revolution" states that early humans tended to concentrate
and settle on coasts because: - correct answer ✔✔marine life provided an abundant food source
The Land-Grant College Act of 1862 is also known as the: - correct answer ✔✔Morrill Act
The 2 Land-Grant Universities in Georgia are UGA and: - correct answer ✔✔Fort Valley State
An ACRE is roughly the size of a: - correct answer ✔✔American football field
Approximately what percentage (%) of the land in the continental U.S. is devoted to farmland? - correct
answer ✔✔20
One (1) HECTARE is roughly equal to _____ acres. - correct answer ✔✔2.5
For U.S. Government tax purposes: A farm is any establishment which produced and sold, or normally
would have produced and sold, ________ or more of agricultural products during the year - correct
answer ✔✔1000
The biggest difference between the United Nations' and U.S. Department of Agriculture's definition of a
"family farm" is: - correct answer ✔✔Labor
Based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's definition of a "family farm", approximately what
percentage (%) of U.S. farms are "family farms"? - correct answer ✔✔90
