Question 1

A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Bakhtiari are a:

Accepted Answer

A) pastoral group who raise goats and sheep. 
B) pastoral group who raise pigs and cows. 
C) foraging group with an extensive home range. 
D) horticultural group that raises manioc and bananas. 
E) horticultural group that raises taro,yams,and wheat. 
A) pastoral group who raise goats and sheep. 
B) pastoral group who raise pigs and cows. 
C) foraging group with an extensive home range. 
D) horticultural group that raises manioc and bananas. 
E) horticultural group that raises taro,yams,and wheat.

Question 3

The oldest and most universal mode of subsistence is:

Accepted Answer

A) food foraging. 
B) subsistence farming. 
C) hunting. 
D) pastoralism. 
E) fishing. 
A) food foraging. 
B) subsistence farming. 
C) hunting. 
D) pastoralism. 
E) fishing.

Question 4

Who are the khans among the Bakhtiari?

Accepted Answer

The Khans among the Bakhtiari refer to t

Question 5

How do the Tsembaga balance the needs of the population with the needs of the environment?

Accepted Answer

The Tsembaga people, who live in the hig

Question 6

Which part of the U.S.chicken is a primary export to China?

Accepted Answer

A) Legs 
B) Breasts 
C) Wings 
D) Feet 
E) Necks 
A) Legs 
B) Breasts 
C) Wings 
D) Feet 
E) Necks

Question 7

What is the average birth interval for the Ju/'hoansi? Why is it so low?

Accepted Answer

The average birth interval for the Ju/'h

Question 8

Describe the connection between water and mobility to a food-foraging society.

Accepted Answer

In a food-foraging society, water is ess

Question 9

Use the Bakhtiari to describe the key features of pastoralism.

Accepted Answer

The Bakhtiari are a nomadic pastoralist

Question 10

The number of people that can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) ecosystem. 
B) carrying capacity. 
C) culture core. 
D) population density. 
E) culture area. 
A) ecosystem. 
B) carrying capacity. 
C) culture core. 
D) population density. 
E) culture area.

Question 11

Define "culture area," using the Plains as an example.

Accepted Answer

A "culture area" is an anthropological c

Question 12

Food-Producing Societies are connected to the term "Neolithic Revolution".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Frequent nursing of children over as many as 4 or 5 years acts to stimulate ovulation among food foragers such as Bushman.As a consequence,women give birth to more offspring at shorter intervals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An anthropologist would probably find it difficult to define what "progress" is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An economy dominated by machines and based on big factories is an industrial society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following statements except one correctly describe food-foraging societies.Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A) They are egalitarian. 
B) They are small nomadic groups living within a fixed territory. 
C) They are primitive because they did not progress to a higher level. 
D) They are not very aggressive or warlike. 
E) They live in marginal areas of the world today. 
A) They are egalitarian. 
B) They are small nomadic groups living within a fixed territory. 
C) They are primitive because they did not progress to a higher level. 
D) They are not very aggressive or warlike. 
E) They live in marginal areas of the world today.

Question 17

The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads who shepherd their herds throughout the Iran-Iraq border area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What does it mean to be an agribusiness?

Accepted Answer

Being an agribusiness refers to engaging

Question 19

Compare and contrast mixed farming with pastoralism.

Accepted Answer

Mixed farming and pastoralism are two di

Question 20

A system composed of both the natural environment and all living organisms within it is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) biodome. 
B) ecological diversity system. 
C) ecoscape. 
D) ecodome. 
E) ecosystem. 
A) biodome. 
B) ecological diversity system. 
C) ecoscape. 
D) ecodome. 
E) ecosystem.

Exam 17: Patterns of Subsistence

A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

The Bakhtiari are a:

The oldest and most universal mode of subsistence is:

Who are the khans among the Bakhtiari?

How do the Tsembaga balance the needs of the population with the needs of the environment?

Which part of the U.S.chicken is a primary export to China?

What is the average birth interval for the Ju/'hoansi? Why is it so low?

Describe the connection between water and mobility to a food-foraging society.

Use the Bakhtiari to describe the key features of pastoralism.

The number of people that can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology is called the:

Define "culture area," using the Plains as an example.

Food-Producing Societies are connected to the term "Neolithic Revolution".

Frequent nursing of children over as many as 4 or 5 years acts to stimulate ovulation among food foragers such as Bushman.As a consequence,women give birth to more offspring at shorter intervals.

An anthropologist would probably find it difficult to define what "progress" is.

An economy dominated by machines and based on big factories is an industrial society.

All of the following statements except one correctly describe food-foraging societies.Which is it?

The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads who shepherd their herds throughout the Iran-Iraq border area.

What does it mean to be an agribusiness?

Compare and contrast mixed farming with pastoralism.

A system composed of both the natural environment and all living organisms within it is called a(n):

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