AESC EXAM 1 KIEPPER UGA VERIFIED SUCCESS
Key Concepts and Definitions - Agriculture only concerns the production of food:
️ False. - Recent human population mark:
️ The human population of Earth recently passed the 7.5 billion mark. - Average percentage of annual income spent on food ...
- Agriculture only concerns the production of food:
✔️ False.
- Recent human population mark:
✔️ The human population of Earth recently passed the 7.5 billion mark.
- Average percentage of annual income spent on food in the US:
✔️ Less than 10%.
- About ____ years ago, humans invented ______ which delineates History from Prehistory:
✔️ 5,000 years ago and writing.
- About ___________ years ago, humans began ____________ which scientists believe was the first
conscious cultural act:
✔️ 2 million years and tool making.
- One of the key factors of early hominid success:
✔️ Mobility.
- Location where agriculture started:
✔️ Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile Crescent," located
in the modern Middle East.
Family Farms and Agricultural Statistics
, - Definition of "family farms":
✔️ Defined by the United Nations as those managed and operated by a family, with the family
providing MOST of the farm labor.
- Number of farms in the USA:
✔️ Approximately 2 million.
- Which of the following has stayed the most steady in terms of number over the last 100 years?
✔️ b. Total number of ACRES being farmed.
Culture and Agriculture
- What does culture do?
✔️ Essential to our survival, makes species strong, and connects species.
- Definition of agriculture:
✔️ The science or practice of farming to produce crops into food and other products.
- Crops that aren't food:
✔️ Cotton, tobacco, and timber.
- The BIG THREE agriculture crops:
✔️ Corn, rice, and wheat.
- A major factor when determining income:
✔️ Personal insurance.
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