Question 1

The average number of people in a food-foraging group is:

Accepted Answer

A) 750-1,000. 
B) 500-750. 
C) 250-500. 
D) 100-250. 
E) less than 100. 
A) 750-1,000. 
B) 500-750. 
C) 250-500. 
D) 100-250. 
E) less than 100.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Peasants typically have too little land to break the cycle of poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

About 3 million people live by food foraging in the world today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Unlike agriculturalists,horticulturalists always produce a small surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian because:

Accepted Answer

A) humans,in their natural state,like to share. 
B) it is unnatural for some people to be richer than others. 
C) their mobility and type of technology limits the accumulation of surplus possessions. 
D) they are constantly threatened by starvation. 
E) their king told them to be that way. 
A) humans,in their natural state,like to share. 
B) it is unnatural for some people to be richer than others. 
C) their mobility and type of technology limits the accumulation of surplus possessions. 
D) they are constantly threatened by starvation. 
E) their king told them to be that way.

Question 8

Archaeologists have not been able to identify the first settlers of Easter Island.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

People started shifting to food-producing ways of life about 10,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Plows are a particular tool associated with agricultural societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A society in which human labor,hand tools,and animal power are largely replaced by machines,with an economy primarily based in big factories,is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) foraging society. 
B) horticultural society. 
C) pastoral society. 
D) agricultural society. 
E) industrial society. 
A) foraging society. 
B) horticultural society. 
C) pastoral society. 
D) agricultural society. 
E) industrial society.

Question 12

Three years after planting their gardens,the Mekranoti are left with only:

Accepted Answer

A) manioc. 
B) sweet potatoes. 
C) pineapple. 
D) tobacco. 
E) bananas. 
A) manioc. 
B) sweet potatoes. 
C) pineapple. 
D) tobacco. 
E) bananas.

Question 13

Among foragers,most groups have home ranges within which all resources are open to any members of the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

According to "Surviving in the Andes," Aymara Indians adapted to high altitude by having approximately % of greater pulmonary diffusing capacity through their expanded heart and lungs.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 20 
D) 30 
E) 40 
A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 20 
D) 30 
E) 40

Question 16

To say differing sex roles among food foragers are compatible with the biological differences between men and women supports the assertion that they are biologically determined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 19

The largest poultry broiler processing plant in the U.S.is located in Detroit,Michigan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Agribusiness is associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) reduction of labor costs. 
B) driving down wages. 
C) maximizing employee benefits. 
D) maximizing profits. 
E) expanding markets. 
A) reduction of labor costs. 
B) driving down wages. 
C) maximizing employee benefits. 
D) maximizing profits. 
E) expanding markets.

The average number of people in a food-foraging group is:

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

Peasants typically have too little land to break the cycle of poverty.

About 3 million people live by food foraging in the world today.

Unlike agriculturalists,horticulturalists always produce a small surplus.

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

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian because:

Archaeologists have not been able to identify the first settlers of Easter Island.

People started shifting to food-producing ways of life about 10,000 years ago.

Plows are a particular tool associated with agricultural societies.

A society in which human labor,hand tools,and animal power are largely replaced by machines,with an economy primarily based in big factories,is called a(n):

Three years after planting their gardens,the Mekranoti are left with only:

Among foragers,most groups have home ranges within which all resources are open to any members of the group.

The Bakhtiari are a:

According to "Surviving in the Andes," Aymara Indians adapted to high altitude by having approximately % of greater pulmonary diffusing capacity through their expanded heart and lungs.

To say differing sex roles among food foragers are compatible with the biological differences between men and women supports the assertion that they are biologically determined.

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

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

The largest poultry broiler processing plant in the U.S.is located in Detroit,Michigan.

Agribusiness is associated with all of the following except:

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language-And-Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 7: Patterns-Of-Subsistence

The average number of people in a food-foraging group is:

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

Peasants typically have too little land to break the cycle of poverty.

About 3 million people live by food foraging in the world today.

Unlike agriculturalists,horticulturalists always produce a small surplus.

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

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian because:

Archaeologists have not been able to identify the first settlers of Easter Island.

People started shifting to food-producing ways of life about 10,000 years ago.

Plows are a particular tool associated with agricultural societies.

A society in which human labor,hand tools,and animal power are largely replaced by machines,with an economy primarily based in big factories,is called a(n):

Three years after planting their gardens,the Mekranoti are left with only:

Among foragers,most groups have home ranges within which all resources are open to any members of the group.

The Bakhtiari are a:

According to "Surviving in the Andes," Aymara Indians adapted to high altitude by having approximately % of greater pulmonary diffusing capacity through their expanded heart and lungs.

To say differing sex roles among food foragers are compatible with the biological differences between men and women supports the assertion that they are biologically determined.

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

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

The largest poultry broiler processing plant in the U.S.is located in Detroit,Michigan.

Agribusiness is associated with all of the following except:

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language-And-Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

Filters