Question 1

​Approximately how many people worldwide practice pastoralism as a mode of subsistence?

Accepted Answer

A) about 8 million 
B) about 11 million 
C) about 17 million 
D) ​more than 20 million 
A) about 8 million 
B) about 11 million 
C) about 17 million 
D) ​more than 20 million

Question 2

​When almost all work in a society is divided along gender lines, it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ​a segregated pattern 
B) ​a flexible/integrated pattern 
C) ​a cooperative pattern 
D) ​a sex configuration pattern 
A) ​a segregated pattern 
B) ​a flexible/integrated pattern 
C) ​a cooperative pattern 
D) ​a sex configuration pattern

Question 3

​Food foragers practice a form of resource allocation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Intensive crop cultivation, employing plows, fertilizers, and/or irrigation is involved in __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Intensive crop cultivation, employing plows, fertilizers, and/or...

Question 5

​Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​One of the fastest-growing international specializations is speculation in the petroleum industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​A mode of subsistence that involves some combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering of wild plant foods is __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ​A mode of subsistence that involves some...

Question 8

​Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Andean people have historically been adapted to high altitude, but today they are losing these attributes. 
B) ​Andean people have adapted culturally to high altitude, but biological adaptation is not possible. 
C) ​Andean people have adapted biologically to high altitude, but cultural adaptation has been extremely difficult. 
D) ​Andean people are both culturally and biologically adapted to high altitude. 
A) ​Andean people have historically been adapted to high altitude, but today they are losing these attributes. 
B) ​Andean people have adapted culturally to high altitude, but biological adaptation is not possible. 
C) ​Andean people have adapted biologically to high altitude, but cultural adaptation has been extremely difficult. 
D) ​Andean people are both culturally and biologically adapted to high altitude.

Question 9

​Money is historically associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) ​durability 
B) ​transportability 
C) ​divisibility 
D) ​scarcity 
A) ​durability 
B) ​transportability 
C) ​divisibility 
D) ​scarcity

Question 10

​Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Foragers are less likely to experience famine than agriculturalists. 
B) ​Foraging represents a rational and adaptive mode of subsistence. 
C) ​Contemporary foragers are all part of larger socioeconomic systems. 
D) ​Foragers have very little leisure time for family and spiritual development. 
A) ​Foragers are less likely to experience famine than agriculturalists. 
B) ​Foraging represents a rational and adaptive mode of subsistence. 
C) ​Contemporary foragers are all part of larger socioeconomic systems. 
D) ​Foragers have very little leisure time for family and spiritual development.

Question 11

​Among the Ju/'hoansi, land is defined in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A) ​national boundaries 
B) ​water holes 
C) ​mongongo fruit trees 
D) ​ethnic boundaries 
A) ​national boundaries 
B) ​water holes 
C) ​mongongo fruit trees 
D) ​ethnic boundaries

Question 12

​The North American potlatch is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) ​generalized reciprocity 
B) ​balanced reciprocity 
C) ​redistribution 
D) ​market economy 
A) ​generalized reciprocity 
B) ​balanced reciprocity 
C) ​redistribution 
D) ​market economy

Question 13

​Mixed farming was common in South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​Regarding task specialization, which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Although task specialization increases in postindustrial societies, gender divisions of labor are increasingly irrelevant. 
B) ​Modern technologies make labor divisions by gender increasingly unimportant. 
C) ​In contemporary postindustrial societies, there is a decrease in task specialization over time. 
D) ​In small-scale foraging societies, all people have general knowledge and competence in their appropriate work tasks. 
A) ​Although task specialization increases in postindustrial societies, gender divisions of labor are increasingly irrelevant. 
B) ​Modern technologies make labor divisions by gender increasingly unimportant. 
C) ​In contemporary postindustrial societies, there is a decrease in task specialization over time. 
D) ​In small-scale foraging societies, all people have general knowledge and competence in their appropriate work tasks.

Question 15

​Merchant capitalism is associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) ​the worldwide commercial use of money 
B) ​global companies operating in two or more countries 
C) ​trade and exchange carried on through the merchant marines 
D) ​seafaring trade during the colonial period 
A) ​the worldwide commercial use of money 
B) ​global companies operating in two or more countries 
C) ​trade and exchange carried on through the merchant marines 
D) ​seafaring trade during the colonial period

Question 16

​Small-scale producers of crops or livestock living on rented lands in exchange for labor and exploited by a more dominant class are called:

Accepted Answer

A) ​slaves 
B) ​serfs 
C) ​peons 
D) ​peasants 
A) ​slaves 
B) ​serfs 
C) ​peons 
D) ​peasants

Question 17

​Cacao is a bean used to make:

Accepted Answer

A) ​cocaine 
B) ​chewing gum 
C) ​chocolate 
D) ​wheat flour 
A) ​cocaine 
B) ​chewing gum 
C) ​chocolate 
D) ​wheat flour

Question 18

​A form of sharp trading in which items from one group are exchanged for goods from another group is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ​generalized reciprocity 
B) ​trade 
C) ​balanced reciprocity 
D) ​barter 
A) ​generalized reciprocity 
B) ​trade 
C) ​balanced reciprocity 
D) ​barter

Question 19

​A showy display of wealth for social prestige is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ​conspicuous consumption 
B) ​sumptuary reciprocity 
C) ​trickle-down redistribution 
D) ​potlatch reciprocity 
A) ​conspicuous consumption 
B) ​sumptuary reciprocity 
C) ​trickle-down redistribution 
D) ​potlatch reciprocity

Question 20

​Some sort of complex division of labor and centralized political organization is necessary for the appearance of markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Approximately how many people worldwide practice pastoralism as a mode of subsistence?

When almost all work in a society is divided along gender lines, it is called:

Food foragers practice a form of resource allocation.

Intensive crop cultivation, employing plows, fertilizers, and/or irrigation is involved in __________.

Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

One of the fastest-growing international specializations is speculation in the petroleum industry.

A mode of subsistence that involves some combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering of wild plant foods is __________.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Money is historically associated with all of the following except:

Which of the following statements is not true?

Among the Ju/'hoansi, land is defined in terms of:

The North American potlatch is an example of:

Mixed farming was common in South America.

Regarding task specialization, which of the following statements is false?

Merchant capitalism is associated with:

Small-scale producers of crops or livestock living on rented lands in exchange for labor and exploited by a more dominant class are called:

Cacao is a bean used to make:

A form of sharp trading in which items from one group are exchanged for goods from another group is called:

A showy display of wealth for social prestige is called:

Some sort of complex division of labor and centralized political organization is necessary for the appearance of markets.

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Exam 11: Subsistence and Exchange

​Approximately how many people worldwide practice pastoralism as a mode of subsistence?

​When almost all work in a society is divided along gender lines, it is called:

​Food foragers practice a form of resource allocation.

Intensive crop cultivation, employing plows, fertilizers, and/or irrigation is involved in __________.​

​Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

​One of the fastest-growing international specializations is speculation in the petroleum industry.

​A mode of subsistence that involves some combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering of wild plant foods is __________.

​Which of the following statements is most accurate?

​Money is historically associated with all of the following except:

​Which of the following statements is not true?

​Among the Ju/'hoansi, land is defined in terms of:

​The North American potlatch is an example of:

​Mixed farming was common in South America.

​Regarding task specialization, which of the following statements is false?

​Merchant capitalism is associated with:

​Small-scale producers of crops or livestock living on rented lands in exchange for labor and exploited by a more dominant class are called:

​Cacao is a bean used to make:

​A form of sharp trading in which items from one group are exchanged for goods from another group is called:

​A showy display of wealth for social prestige is called:

​Some sort of complex division of labor and centralized political organization is necessary for the appearance of markets.

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Approximately how many people worldwide practice pastoralism as a mode of subsistence?

When almost all work in a society is divided along gender lines, it is called:

Food foragers practice a form of resource allocation.

Intensive crop cultivation, employing plows, fertilizers, and/or irrigation is involved in __________.

Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

One of the fastest-growing international specializations is speculation in the petroleum industry.

A mode of subsistence that involves some combination of hunting, fishing, and gathering of wild plant foods is __________.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Money is historically associated with all of the following except:

Which of the following statements is not true?

Among the Ju/'hoansi, land is defined in terms of:

The North American potlatch is an example of:

Mixed farming was common in South America.

Regarding task specialization, which of the following statements is false?

Merchant capitalism is associated with:

Small-scale producers of crops or livestock living on rented lands in exchange for labor and exploited by a more dominant class are called:

Cacao is a bean used to make:

A form of sharp trading in which items from one group are exchanged for goods from another group is called:

A showy display of wealth for social prestige is called:

Some sort of complex division of labor and centralized political organization is necessary for the appearance of markets.