Exam 17: Economic Systems

Private ownership of land would most likely be found where people make their living through

In contrast to food collectors, horticulturalists

Of all food collectors, who probably had the most sophisticated weapons?

__________ assumes that individuals seek to maximize the return (in calories and nutrients) on their labor in deciding which animals and plants to hunt or collect.

Among pastoral nomads, wealth is usually measured in

Of the following economic activities, which finds the individual ownership of land most important?

We see a peak in the organization of labor in industrial societies because of

Compared to horticulturalists, nomadic pastoralists

The kula ring is an example of

All societies divide labor by __________ and __________.

Among the ¡Kung, children living in nomadic camps

When first described, anthropologists recognized that most societies had a domestic mode of production. In recent times, some societies have become

__________ is the accumulation of goods by a particular person, or in a particular place, for the purpose of subsequent distribution.

When do people have to work?

How is special-purpose money utilized?

Why do members of food-collecting societies not own land individually?

Of the following economic activities, which has the need for the higher level of technology?

People are most likely to be forced to work in

In intensive agriculture, individual ownership of land resources exists because

Which of the following statements best describes the land ownership situation among the Hadza of Tanzania?