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During the Advertising lecture, Dr. Kiepper showed 4 short commercials by 2 poultry companies taking alternative views of - -correct ans- - Antibiotic use in chickens what of the following is not and extrinsic value - -correct ans- - Affiliation The dishonest advertising where the consumer is intentionally mislead using existent chapter option is called ________ - -correct ans- - the Bait and switch the advertising persuasive technique of Logos is an appeal to _______ - -correct ans- -reason Devillena is originally from _______ and a descendant from _______ - -correct ans- - peru and inca what did the lady bring to the new eve party at Juanafra's house in high school that set him on the path of food processing? - -correct ans- - many types of canned food (T orF) is it culturally acceptable to politely refuse food when offered to you by a hispanic person
- -correct ans- - false during the 1930's what food became popular in order to stretch meals as far as possible - - correct ans- - casseroles
from 1970 to 2010 the average american has increased food consumption by ____ calories a day
- -correct ans- - 500 kelvin showed a video during the Food Fads lecture that showed the power of ______ in the foods we eat - -correct ans- - color To annouce or praise a product or service in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy it or use it - -correct ans- -advertising Most product advertisements (especially in the past) focus on _______ values - - correct ans- - extrinsic Today many persuasive advertisements focus on ______ values - -correct ans- -intrinstic Chuck Blare states that Advertisement is the art of ______ - -correct ans- - arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it Pathos is an appeal to _____ - -correct ans- - emotion Logos is an appeal to - -correct ans- - Logic or reason ethos is an appeal to - -correct ans- - character or credibility (ethics or ethical) The belief that is everyone is doing it then you should too - -correct ans- -bandwagon Emphasizes highly valued beliefs such as patriotism, peace, or freedom - -correct ans- - glittering generalities
Decrease in food prices results in ______ - -correct ans- -higher production costs for livestock growers (lower demand) the 2011 study asked what is the top reason why people buy locally grown food in the grocery store - -correct ans- -freshness (83%) Population is increasing but canned good consumption is decreasing.... What could be the cause?
- -correct ans- -farming began to boom in the 80s creating a surplus If people are wanting fresh greens, how do we accommodate them? - -correct ans- -US is producing too many canned goods so we import fresh greens from outside the US What changed because we went to fresh vegetables - -correct ans- -market changed based on consumer demand The air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time - -correct ans- - environment The dust bowl occurred when - -correct ans- -1930- what was big in 1950 - -correct ans- -technology What in 1962 helped launch the environmental awareness in the US? - -correct ans- -Silent Spring The recognition that humans are active participants in ecosystems and possess the power to help or hurt the environment around them - -correct ans- - environmental awareness
What first lead to the EPA? - -correct ans- -Cuyahoga River Fire January 1, 1970 what happened - -correct ans- -Nixon signed the NEPA What is the EPA mission - -correct ans- - to protect the human health by safeguarding the air, water, and land What EPA reigon are we in Georgia? - -correct ans- -region 4 in atlanta What is the state level environmental regulatory entity that works with the EPA - -correct ans- - Georgia environmental protection division (GAEPD) What is the first environmental law in the US - -correct ans- -The clean air act 1970 What day is Earth Day - -correct ans- -April 22, 1970 Basic structure for regulating discharges of pollution into the waters of the US - -correct ans- - Clean water act 1972 The depletion of oxygen in a body of water which leads to aquatic death - -correct ans- - eutrophication What causes eutrophication - -correct ans- -excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the water where is commercial fertilizer applied - -correct ans- - mid-west
where is the largest population of Buddhism followers - -correct ans- -china What is ahimsa? - -correct ans- -avoid all foods related to processes where harm was done In Judaism, ______ permits only animals species which both "chew the cud" and have cloven hooves - -correct ans- -Torah ex: kosher meat Concerns with the principles of right and wrongs behavior and the goodness or badness of human character - -correct ans- -Moral Pescatarian - -correct ans- -can only eat fish Flexiatrian - -correct ans- - who eats mostly veggie diet but occasionally eat meat Vegetarian - -correct ans- - don't eat met only eggs or dairy products vegan - -correct ans- -don't eat anything having to do with animals Raw Vegan - -correct ans- -not eating anything cooked above a certain temperature macrobiotic - -correct ans- - unprocessed vegan foods and occasionally fish What song talks about spaghetti and not feelings bad about eating it? - -correct ans- - Everything's just wonderful Proselytising - -correct ans- -attempt to convert someone from one religion or belief to another
meat eaters are _____ as likely as vegetarians to develop heart disease - -correct ans- - twice vegetarians and vegans live on average ___________ years longer than meat eaters - -correct ans- -6- go green saves _________ waters - -correct ans- - Food is becoming the ________ - -correct ans- -new moral code the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town or city - - correct ans- -urban agriculture vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks - -correct ans- - victory gardens taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to traditional agriculture methods - - correct ans- -low-tech agriculture productive agriculture does not have to be ________ - -correct ans- - big (footprint) bringing new agricultural technologies into the urban environment - -correct ans- - medium tech urban agriculture examples of Medium tech urban agricultue - -correct ans- - hydroponics or aquaponics Productive agriculture does not always need _______ - -correct ans- - soil (nutrient delivery)
what famous atlanta food based product was created within the drug store? - -correct ans- -coke who is the founder of wendy's (guy holding trophy) - -correct ans- -Dave thomas What does the board mean in room and board? - -correct ans- -something to eat why was there coke machines in the pharmacy? - -correct ans- -so people will have something to wash their pills down with In food inc, some farmers are embroiled in a conflict with Monsanto over Round up ready ______ - -correct ans- -Soybean This image was used in food inc to project a _________ view of modern agricultural practices - - correct ans- -unrealistic negative One of the main message food inc continually emphasizes is that large food and agriculture companies - -correct ans- -are constantly colluding to hide the truth about food from the consumer What book is credited with beginning the environmental awareness movement in the US? - - correct ans- -Silent Spring What event took place in the US in the late 1960s that was a tipping point in environmental awareness? - -correct ans- -The Cuyahoga River fire The first major federal legislative environmental act passed after the formation of the USEPA addressed _______ pollution - -correct ans- -air
_________ is the world's largest religion with approximately ______% of the human population that follows - -correct ans- -christianity and 32 percent which religion includes the preparation of the meat following the Halal practices - -correct ans- - islam which religion is associated with Ahisma - -correct ans- -buddism intrinsic values - -correct ans- -affiliation, self acceptance, benevolence, community feelings, universalism extrinsic values - -correct ans- -image, power, achievement, financial success, conformity where did devillenan learn english at - -correct ans- -university of minnesota how long did it take devillenan to learn english? - -correct ans- -4 months! what percent of the globe considers themselves non religious? - -correct ans- -15 percent What terms describe the non religious people - -correct ans- -atheist, going to hell in a hand basket, unaffiliated, agnostic what is an important food for the aztecs? - -correct ans- -corn The book Silent spring helped ease the ban of pesticide ___________ - -correct ans- -DDT
What percent of lower 48 state average is needed? - -correct ans- -20 percent what part of the united states has the most average? - -correct ans- -middle where is the most population in America? - -correct ans- -the east how much farm acres are lost per minute in the United States? - -correct ans- -2 acres _____ out of every americans live in 4 states? - -correct ans- -1 out of 3 what 4 states do most people live in? - -correct ans- -new york, california, texas, florida do food and fuel prices affect each other? - -correct ans- -yes if one increases then the other increases in 2000 what percent of corn crop went to feed people and livestock? - -correct ans- -90 percent in 2013 what percent of corn crop went to feed people and live stock - -correct ans- -45% to livestock and 15% was used for food 76,562 square miles of corn used to produce _____ in the US - -correct ans- -ethanol how much corn is needed to run for 20,000 miles? - -correct ans- -29.4 acres of corn how much corn is needed for the whole country - -correct ans- -9.22 square miles
What is the EPA - -correct ans- -protect americans form risks to human health risks to the environment what is NAFTA - -correct ans- -agreement signed by canada, mexico, and US creating a trilateral rules based on trade block in north america what is a unit of measurement of colonial times - -correct ans- -packing it in a hog's head what was the Souther first major cash crop - -correct ans- -tobacco Scientific Unertainty - -correct ans- -you can't be sure about anything what book foretold billions of deaths from starvation and the collapse of civilization? - -correct ans- -the population bomb by paul ehrlich antibiotics - -correct ans- -medicine that inhabits the growth or destroy microorganisms hormone - -correct ans- -a regulatory substance produced in organism transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues synthetic substance - -correct ans- -hormones in plants or animals who is attributed to the beginning of the Green Revolution - -correct ans- -Norman Borlaug what it the Green Revolution? - -correct ans- -Development and spread of technology, plant varieties and agricultural practices between 1940-
banning AGPs has not produced an improvement in the MRSA cases (t or f) - -correct ans- -True what year was GPAs banned? - -correct ans- - which sickness do physicians give people unnecessary antibiotics? - -correct ans- -common cold what is rBST? - -correct ans- -a protein hormone produced in cows to simulate milk production Walmart will only see milk from non-BST treated cows? - -correct ans- -true what are herbicides - -correct ans- -substance that kills plants while leaving the desired crop unharmed what is pesticides? - -correct ans- -substances meant for destroying any pest Primary nutrients - -correct ans- -nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium secondary nutrients - -correct ans- -calcium, sulfer, and magnesium micronutrients - -correct ans- -copper, iron, zinc a chemical or natural substance added to soil to increase its _________ - -correct ans- -fertility Without nitrogen and phosphorous, then no growth of plant and animal life - -correct ans- -true What happens if there is excess nutrients - -correct ans- -eutrophication
what did we use before synthetic fertilizer? - -correct ans- -new land, animal & human waste Are all agricultural plants and animals genetically selected? - -correct ans- -yes Am I a product of genetic selection? - -correct ans- -yes Study linked GMOS to what? - -correct ans- -rat tumors improved nutrition - -correct ans- -golden rice: produce vitamin A increase shelf life - -correct ans- -non browning arctic apples: less oxidase herbicide - -correct ans- -roundup ready enviro pig - -correct ans- -allows pig to use organic phosphorous avian influenza resistant chicken - -correct ans- -birds get disease but cannot pass it on aqua advantage - -correct ans- -allows salmon to grow all year round what pathogen affects the most of people - -correct ans- -salmonella what changes in culture has lead to an increase in food borne illness contacted in the home? - - correct ans- -loss of ability to cook & clean, increase number of pets, large portion sizes, increased consumption of fresh fruits
what does the agricultural adjustment act focus on - -correct ans- -storable and non perishable grains, farmer subsidies the culture shift: stabilizing US ag happened during gteh - -correct ans- -Great depression agricultural subsidy - -correct ans- -a governmental payment made to farmers to manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and influence the cost and supply 1973: get big or get out /food stamps - -correct ans- -phase out supply management; work towards yield maximization what positive affects does food subsides have on world agriculture? - -correct ans- -support other business, need to feed growing population, protects the environment, food stability 2008 farm bill - -correct ans- -still contained long-troublesome farm bill policy of farm subsidies what crisis happened in the 1970s - -correct ans- -fuel 1996 freedom to farm - -correct ans- -dropped plan to end subsides 2014 farm bill - -correct ans- -the end to farm subsides and snap cuts; 956 billion over 10 years the new farm bill sets spending to be mostly on? - -correct ans- -nutrition 80% what two type of work requirements does - -correct ans- -general and stringent requirement
where is the participation of snap the highest at? - -correct ans- -Southeast what % of people who use snap are citizens - -correct ans- -96% Snap approval is based on - -correct ans- -household size, expenses, and income when did food stamps begin? - -correct ans- -may 1939 maximum snap benefit is based on - -correct ans- -thrifty food plan average benefit of snap for 1 is - -correct ans- - tobacco quickly became the key trade good for ______ - -correct ans- -american colonies back to england Georgia's modern tobacco crop makes up of only _______ of Georgias row and footage crops - - correct ans- -3% Row & forage crops - -correct ans- -cotton, peanuts The south's 2 cash crop - -correct ans- -coton cotton doesnt become the king crop until the invention of _____ - -correct ans- -cotton gin (eli whitney) 1800 "if you cannot feed a hundred people then just feed one" - -correct ans- -mother teressa
