AESC 2050 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers
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Culture./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Unique./combination./of./customs,./beliefs,./and./practices./that./transmits./from./on./generation./to./anoth
er./and./distinguishes./societies./from./one./another
40./-./correct./answer./✔✔
_______./%./of./the./food./produced./in./the./US./for./human./consumption./is./NEVER./eaten./by./anybody;.
/it./is./wasted.
corn,./rice,./wheat./-./correct./answer./✔✔
_________,./_________,./and./_________./are./produced./all./over./the./world,./but./NOT./in./Africa.
Less./than./10%./-./correct./answer./✔✔What./percentage./of./Americans'./income./is./spent./on./food?
5,000./years./ago./(3000./BC)./-./correct./answer./✔✔
How./many./years./ago./do./we./mark./the./separation./between./"prehistory"./and./"history"?
Written./records./-./correct./answer./✔✔
The./development./of./what./cultural./act./by./humans./is./the./separation./between./"prehistory"./and./"hist
ory"?
5,./hominids./-./correct./answer./✔✔_____./million./years./ago,./first./___________./emerged./in./Africa.
5,./3000./BC./-./correct./answer./✔✔
The./"prehistory"./time./frame./is./considered./to./begin./______./million./years./ago./to./______________
.
3000./BC./-./correct./answer./✔✔
"History"./is./considered./to./begin./in./___________./and./is./still./continuing.
, 2,./making./tools./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Approximately./________./million./years./ago,./hominids./began./_________________../This./was./the./
first./indication./of./a./conscious./cultural./act../This./also./marked./the./beginning./of./the./Old./Stone/Paleol
ithic./Period.
biological./evolution,./cultural./adaptation./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Rather./than./simply./adjusting./to./the./environment./through./_________________./______________
___./as./most./other./organisms./did,./hominids./also./developed./through./_________________./_____
____________./using./their./intellectual./and./social./skills./to./adjust./to./their./surroundings./and./improv
e./their./chances./of./survival.
mobility./-./correct./answer./✔✔The./key./to./emerging./hominids./survival./was./___________.
adult./sexually-mature./female./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Who./was./the./most./important./member./of./the./early./prehistoric./hominid./family?
central./Africa./-./correct./answer./✔✔Homo./sapiens./emerged./200,000-
150,000./years./ago./from./_________________________.
biological./adaptation./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Humans./migrated./to./various./lands/latitudes./and./their./bodies./adjusted./to./differing./climates/conditi
ons./through./_________________./_________________.
race./-./correct./answer./✔✔
___________./separates./humans./into./categories./based./on./(relatively./insignificant)./external./char
acteristics.
cultural./adaptations./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Changes./in./geographical./location./and./climate./caused./changes./in./_________________./_______
__________.
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
Culture./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Unique./combination./of./customs,./beliefs,./and./practices./that./transmits./from./on./generation./to./anoth
er./and./distinguishes./societies./from./one./another
40./-./correct./answer./✔✔
_______./%./of./the./food./produced./in./the./US./for./human./consumption./is./NEVER./eaten./by./anybody;.
/it./is./wasted.
corn,./rice,./wheat./-./correct./answer./✔✔
_________,./_________,./and./_________./are./produced./all./over./the./world,./but./NOT./in./Africa.
Less./than./10%./-./correct./answer./✔✔What./percentage./of./Americans'./income./is./spent./on./food?
5,000./years./ago./(3000./BC)./-./correct./answer./✔✔
How./many./years./ago./do./we./mark./the./separation./between./"prehistory"./and./"history"?
Written./records./-./correct./answer./✔✔
The./development./of./what./cultural./act./by./humans./is./the./separation./between./"prehistory"./and./"hist
ory"?
5,./hominids./-./correct./answer./✔✔_____./million./years./ago,./first./___________./emerged./in./Africa.
5,./3000./BC./-./correct./answer./✔✔
The./"prehistory"./time./frame./is./considered./to./begin./______./million./years./ago./to./______________
.
3000./BC./-./correct./answer./✔✔
"History"./is./considered./to./begin./in./___________./and./is./still./continuing.
, 2,./making./tools./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Approximately./________./million./years./ago,./hominids./began./_________________../This./was./the./
first./indication./of./a./conscious./cultural./act../This./also./marked./the./beginning./of./the./Old./Stone/Paleol
ithic./Period.
biological./evolution,./cultural./adaptation./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Rather./than./simply./adjusting./to./the./environment./through./_________________./______________
___./as./most./other./organisms./did,./hominids./also./developed./through./_________________./_____
____________./using./their./intellectual./and./social./skills./to./adjust./to./their./surroundings./and./improv
e./their./chances./of./survival.
mobility./-./correct./answer./✔✔The./key./to./emerging./hominids./survival./was./___________.
adult./sexually-mature./female./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Who./was./the./most./important./member./of./the./early./prehistoric./hominid./family?
central./Africa./-./correct./answer./✔✔Homo./sapiens./emerged./200,000-
150,000./years./ago./from./_________________________.
biological./adaptation./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Humans./migrated./to./various./lands/latitudes./and./their./bodies./adjusted./to./differing./climates/conditi
ons./through./_________________./_________________.
race./-./correct./answer./✔✔
___________./separates./humans./into./categories./based./on./(relatively./insignificant)./external./char
acteristics.
cultural./adaptations./-./correct./answer./✔✔
Changes./in./geographical./location./and./climate./caused./changes./in./_________________./_______
__________.
