Question 1

People in North America get most of their food from stores. These people do not know where their food comes from originally. This is because

Accepted Answer

A)  no one is very interested in knowing. 
B)  relatively few people are directly involved in food-getting. 
C)  the media try to hide this fact. 
D)  the stores are too large to keep track. 
A)  no one is very interested in knowing. 
B)  relatively few people are directly involved in food-getting. 
C)  the media try to hide this fact. 
D)  the stores are too large to keep track.

Question 2

Compared to food-collectors, horticulturalists generally

Accepted Answer

A)  are more sparsely populated. 
B)  are more nomadic. 
C)  get more food from a given area. 
D)  have fewer differences in prestige between people. 
A)  are more sparsely populated. 
B)  are more nomadic. 
C)  get more food from a given area. 
D)  have fewer differences in prestige between people.

Question 3

Horticulture is distinguished from intensive agriculture mainly because

Accepted Answer

A)  in horticulture mechanical means are used. 
B)  in intensive agriculture most of the plowing is done by hand. 
C)  in horticulture simple tools and methods are used. 
D)  in intensive agriculture smaller plots of land are used. 
A)  in horticulture mechanical means are used. 
B)  in intensive agriculture most of the plowing is done by hand. 
C)  in horticulture simple tools and methods are used. 
D)  in intensive agriculture smaller plots of land are used.

Question 4

The spread of agriculture may be linked to the need for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more food 
B)  territorial expansion 
C)  permanent housing 
D)  saving animals 
A)  more food 
B)  territorial expansion 
C)  permanent housing 
D)  saving animals

Question 5

Of the following, which is not a consequence of horticulture?

Accepted Answer

A)  denser populations 
B)  more sedentary way of life 
C)  strict egalitarianism 
D)  the beginning of social differentiation 
A)  denser populations 
B)  more sedentary way of life 
C)  strict egalitarianism 
D)  the beginning of social differentiation

Question 6

What are the general consequences of horticulture (e.g. population density, community size, trade, individual differences in wealth, etc.)?

Accepted Answer

Horticulture can have several general co

People in North America get most of their food from stores. These people do not know where their food comes from originally. This is because

Compared to food-collectors, horticulturalists generally

Horticulture is distinguished from intensive agriculture mainly because

The spread of agriculture may be linked to the need for __________.

Of the following, which is not a consequence of horticulture?

What are the general consequences of horticulture (e.g. population density, community size, trade, individual differences in wealth, etc.)?

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Exam 16: Getting Food

People in North America get most of their food from stores. These people do not know where their food comes from originally. This is because

Compared to food-collectors, horticulturalists generally

Horticulture is distinguished from intensive agriculture mainly because

The spread of agriculture may be linked to the need for __________.

Of the following, which is not a consequence of horticulture?

What are the general consequences of horticulture (e.g. population density, community size, trade, individual differences in wealth, etc.)?

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

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