AESC Unit 3: In-Depth Review and Key Concepts
The macronutrient diet of the average American is dominated by 50% ______________. - correct answer
✔✔Carbohydrates
In the United States, it take approximately ________ to feed one person. - correct answer ✔✔1 Acre
The majority of farmland in the United States is in which REGION? - correct answer ✔✔Midwest
Globally, farmland acreage has INCREASED in what countries/continents? - correct answer ✔✔Africa and
South America
Approximately what percentage (%) of the land in the continental U.S. is devoted to farmland? - correct
answer ✔✔20%
During the "Diversion" lecture, Lauren showed a New York Times article that said the U.S. is losing _____
acres of farmland per minute - correct answer ✔✔2
In the video, We are what we eat: Greenland, what was the diet of the people? - correct answer
✔✔Meat Only Diet
What is a delicacy to the people of Greenland? - correct answer ✔✔The liver of seals
t/f the people of Greenland can kill and eat polar bears? - correct answer ✔✔True
Which state's farms are more "at risk" than others for the loss of farmland? - correct answer ✔✔New
York
1 in __ farms in NYS are owned by farmers 65 years old or older - correct answer ✔✔3
, What is the Farmland Protection initiative in NYS? - correct answer ✔✔Giving money to farms struggling
because of climate change, COVID-19, federal policy, etc.
The majority of farmland lost in the U.S. in the last 50 years is in which region of the U.S.? - correct
answer ✔✔East Coast (Maine-Florida)
1 in every ____ Americans live in 4 states (California, Texas, Florida, and NY) - correct answer ✔✔3
The amount of farmland is changing most notably in more ____________ areas - correct answer
✔✔metropolitan
The loss of land has mainly been occurring on the edge of the outer __________ - correct answer
✔✔Suburbs
Farms are being lost in _________________________ areas - correct answer ✔✔Low-Density
One of the primary advantages fossil fuels have over biofuels is: - correct answer ✔✔they are already in
a more usable form
____% of our corn gets turned into 13 billions of ethanol that we blend with our fuel - correct answer
✔✔40
Yield increased because of the ... - correct answer ✔✔Green Revolution
When price of oil increases, price of food _______________ - correct answer ✔✔Increases
The "Food vs. Fuel" debate in the U.S. is focused the use of ___________ to make ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔Corn/Ethanol
The U.S. Energy Policy Acts of 2005 and 2007 weighed in significantly in the "Food vs. Fuel" debate by -
correct answer ✔✔Requiring the use of specific amount of renewable fuel by specific time frames
The macronutrient diet of the average American is dominated by 50% ______________. - correct answer
✔✔Carbohydrates
In the United States, it take approximately ________ to feed one person. - correct answer ✔✔1 Acre
The majority of farmland in the United States is in which REGION? - correct answer ✔✔Midwest
Globally, farmland acreage has INCREASED in what countries/continents? - correct answer ✔✔Africa and
South America
Approximately what percentage (%) of the land in the continental U.S. is devoted to farmland? - correct
answer ✔✔20%
During the "Diversion" lecture, Lauren showed a New York Times article that said the U.S. is losing _____
acres of farmland per minute - correct answer ✔✔2
In the video, We are what we eat: Greenland, what was the diet of the people? - correct answer
✔✔Meat Only Diet
What is a delicacy to the people of Greenland? - correct answer ✔✔The liver of seals
t/f the people of Greenland can kill and eat polar bears? - correct answer ✔✔True
Which state's farms are more "at risk" than others for the loss of farmland? - correct answer ✔✔New
York
1 in __ farms in NYS are owned by farmers 65 years old or older - correct answer ✔✔3
, What is the Farmland Protection initiative in NYS? - correct answer ✔✔Giving money to farms struggling
because of climate change, COVID-19, federal policy, etc.
The majority of farmland lost in the U.S. in the last 50 years is in which region of the U.S.? - correct
answer ✔✔East Coast (Maine-Florida)
1 in every ____ Americans live in 4 states (California, Texas, Florida, and NY) - correct answer ✔✔3
The amount of farmland is changing most notably in more ____________ areas - correct answer
✔✔metropolitan
The loss of land has mainly been occurring on the edge of the outer __________ - correct answer
✔✔Suburbs
Farms are being lost in _________________________ areas - correct answer ✔✔Low-Density
One of the primary advantages fossil fuels have over biofuels is: - correct answer ✔✔they are already in
a more usable form
____% of our corn gets turned into 13 billions of ethanol that we blend with our fuel - correct answer
✔✔40
Yield increased because of the ... - correct answer ✔✔Green Revolution
When price of oil increases, price of food _______________ - correct answer ✔✔Increases
The "Food vs. Fuel" debate in the U.S. is focused the use of ___________ to make ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔Corn/Ethanol
The U.S. Energy Policy Acts of 2005 and 2007 weighed in significantly in the "Food vs. Fuel" debate by -
correct answer ✔✔Requiring the use of specific amount of renewable fuel by specific time frames
