AESC 2050 Final Exam Questions And Correct Answers

AESC 2050 Final Exam Questions And
Correct Answers




What agricultural commodities are most often at the
"heart" of Food Politics?
A. Fresh fruits and Vegetables
B. Dairy products
C. GMO foods
D. Fresh and Frozen Meats
E. Non-perishable storable grain crops - ANSWER-E.
Non-perishable storable grain crops


The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains
produced globally are:

,A. Corn, Oats, Wheat
B. Millet, Rice, Rye
C. Barley, Oats, Rice
D. Barley, Rice, Wheat
E. Corn, Rice, Wheat - ANSWER-E. Corn, Rice, Wheat


About years ago, Hominids began
which scientists believe was the first
conscious cultural act.
A. 5,000 / writing
B. 200,000 / tool making
C. 200,000 / farming
D. 2 million / tool making
E. 2 million / farming - ANSWER-D. 2 million / tool
making


Agriculture allowed humans to produce ,
which led to the creation of , both of

,which were not known to human culture prior to
agriculture.
A. handmade tools / surplus foods
B. weapons / military science
C. surplus food/ labor specialization
D. healing drugs / medical science
E. foot ware / mobile families - ANSWER-C. surplus
food/ labor specialization


The separation between "Prehistory" and "History"
occurred about years ago, with the
.
A. 5,000 / invention of writing
B. 200,000 / start of tool making
C. 200,000 / start of farming
D. 2 million / start of tool making
E. 2 million / invention of writing - ANSWER-A. 5,000
/ invention of writing

, The domestication of Potatoes began ~8,000 years
ago in modern day:
A. Canada
B. Peru
C. Ireland
D. Mexico - ANSWER-B. Peru


The average % of annual income spent on food in
U.S. households is:
A. less than 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
E. China - ANSWER-A. less than 10


was the 1st major cash crop in the
American Deep South (~1700 - 1800).
A. Corn