Question 1

The term "transnationals" refers to migrants who __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  move back and forth between their homelands and their adopted countries 
B)  move from one country to another, living in three or more nations throughout their lives 
C)  permanently move from their homelands to a new country 
D)  move temporarily to another country for work, sending money back home 
A)  move back and forth between their homelands and their adopted countries 
B)  move from one country to another, living in three or more nations throughout their lives 
C)  permanently move from their homelands to a new country 
D)  move temporarily to another country for work, sending money back home

Question 2

The different forms of reciprocity are connected by the fact that they all __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exist without the use of money 
B)  involve exchanges of relatively equal value 
C)  are centered on gift-giving 
D)  are tied directly to food resources 
A)  exist without the use of money 
B)  involve exchanges of relatively equal value 
C)  are centered on gift-giving 
D)  are tied directly to food resources

Question 3

What is the difference between market exchange (when money is not involved)and balanced reciprocity?

Accepted Answer

A)  In market exchange, supply and demand determine the price. 
B)  In balanced reciprocity, supply and demand determine the price. 
C)  In market exchange, the person giving is of a higher social status than the person receiving. 
D)  In balanced reciprocity, the person giving is of higher social status than the person receiving. 
A)  In market exchange, supply and demand determine the price. 
B)  In balanced reciprocity, supply and demand determine the price. 
C)  In market exchange, the person giving is of a higher social status than the person receiving. 
D)  In balanced reciprocity, the person giving is of higher social status than the person receiving.

Question 4

Many have suggested that the United States and other developed countries are now transitioning from __________ to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialism; postindustrialism 
B)  domestic production; industrialism 
C)  communalism; domestic production 
D)  postindustrialism; postmodernism 
A)  industrialism; postindustrialism 
B)  domestic production; industrialism 
C)  communalism; domestic production 
D)  postindustrialism; postmodernism

Question 5

Which of the following animals are least likely to be a source of food in a horticultural society?

Accepted Answer

A)  camels 
B)  sheep 
C)  chicken 
D)  pigs 
A)  camels 
B)  sheep 
C)  chicken 
D)  pigs

Question 6

If you were to trade a pair of shoes you no longer want for a friend's discarded jacket,you would be participating in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  balanced reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity 
C)  redistribution 
D)  market exchange 
A)  balanced reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity 
C)  redistribution 
D)  market exchange

Question 7

Which type of subsistence strategy has been practiced at one time in almost all areas of the earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  foraging 
B)  pastoralism 
C)  horticulture 
D)  intensive agriculture 
A)  foraging 
B)  pastoralism 
C)  horticulture 
D)  intensive agriculture

Question 8

In a(n)__________ production system,most people produce their own food,but an aristocracy controls a portion of the production.

Accepted Answer

A)  tributary 
B)  domestic 
C)  industrial 
D)  communal 
A)  tributary 
B)  domestic 
C)  industrial 
D)  communal

Question 9

Commercialization through which means is associated with the formation of a peasantry?

Accepted Answer

A)  supplementary cash crops 
B)  migrant labor 
C)  redistribution 
D)  subsistence agriculture 
A)  supplementary cash crops 
B)  migrant labor 
C)  redistribution 
D)  subsistence agriculture

Question 10

For most horticulturalists,people __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not own the land, but own the foods obtained from it 
B)  own the land, but not the foods obtained from it 
C)  own neither the land nor the foods obtained from it 
D)  own both the land and the foods obtained from it 
A)  do not own the land, but own the foods obtained from it 
B)  own the land, but not the foods obtained from it 
C)  own neither the land nor the foods obtained from it 
D)  own both the land and the foods obtained from it

Question 11

Why must we be cautious about drawing inferences about our past from the lifestyles of modern foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like all societies, foraging societies have evolved and are still evolving. 
B)  Our ancestors had regular interactions with other societies, while modern foragers remain isolated. 
C)  Contemporary foragers live in environments that ancient foragers never used. 
D)  Modern foraging societies represent an artificial return to what people believe were the "old" ways. 
A)  Like all societies, foraging societies have evolved and are still evolving. 
B)  Our ancestors had regular interactions with other societies, while modern foragers remain isolated. 
C)  Contemporary foragers live in environments that ancient foragers never used. 
D)  Modern foraging societies represent an artificial return to what people believe were the "old" ways.

Question 12

Complex foraging societies like the Tlingit and the Nimpkish tend to have more __________ than most other foraging societies.

Accepted Answer

A)  social inequality 
B)  elaborate folklore 
C)  reliance on hunting 
D)  balanced gender roles 
A)  social inequality 
B)  elaborate folklore 
C)  reliance on hunting 
D)  balanced gender roles

Question 13

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive agriculture 
B)  horticulture 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  food collecting 
A)  intensive agriculture 
B)  horticulture 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  food collecting

Question 14

Why should we not assume that food collectors would automatically switch to food production once they understood the process of domestication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food production involves more work and less security than food collection. 
B)  Food production cannot support as many people as food collection. 
C)  Food production is associated with a more complex diet than food collection. 
D)  Food production requires less specialized skills than food collection. 
A)  Food production involves more work and less security than food collection. 
B)  Food production cannot support as many people as food collection. 
C)  Food production is associated with a more complex diet than food collection. 
D)  Food production requires less specialized skills than food collection.

Question 15

From where do most traditional pastoralists get their animal protein?

Accepted Answer

A)  the milk and blood of the animals they raise 
B)  trading wool for cheese and yogurt in cities 
C)  the meat of the animals they raise 
D)  buying meat with cash earned through wage labor 
A)  the milk and blood of the animals they raise 
B)  trading wool for cheese and yogurt in cities 
C)  the meat of the animals they raise 
D)  buying meat with cash earned through wage labor

Question 16

Explain the relationship between the allocation of resources and food production.Show how foragers,horticulturalists,pastoralists,and intensive agriculturalists denote ownership of land,food,and tools.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What is the key feature that distinguishes intensive agriculture from horticulture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intensive agriculture uses techniques that allow people to cultivate fields permanently. 
B)  Intensive agriculture begins only after a population reaches a critical density. 
C)  Only intensive agriculture incorporates any sort of technology. 
D)  Horticulture produces foods for village use, while intensive agriculture focuses on crops to sell. 
A)  Intensive agriculture uses techniques that allow people to cultivate fields permanently. 
B)  Intensive agriculture begins only after a population reaches a critical density. 
C)  Only intensive agriculture incorporates any sort of technology. 
D)  Horticulture produces foods for village use, while intensive agriculture focuses on crops to sell.

Question 18

What development was necessary before foragers could live in tropical forest environments?

Accepted Answer

A)  trade with agriculturalists to obtain carbohydrates 
B)  animal husbandry of small animals for protein 
C)  market economy to trade with neighbors for metal tools 
D)  an irrigation system to deal with heavy tropical rains 
A)  trade with agriculturalists to obtain carbohydrates 
B)  animal husbandry of small animals for protein 
C)  market economy to trade with neighbors for metal tools 
D)  an irrigation system to deal with heavy tropical rains

Question 19

When the federal government collects a portion of our wages as taxes and then returns that money in the form of national security,roads,education,and other goods and services to its citizens,it is demonstrating which type of economic exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  redistribution 
B)  market exchange 
C)  generalized reciprocity 
D)  voluntary labor 
A)  redistribution 
B)  market exchange 
C)  generalized reciprocity 
D)  voluntary labor

Question 20

What is the difference between foraging and food production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foraging uses only wild plants and animals, while food production cultivates and domesticates them. 
B)  Food production depends only on plant foods, while foraging involves both plants and animals. 
C)  Foraging allows for more control over processes like animal breeding and plant seeding. 
D)  Food production requires a strict division of labor by gender, while foraging is rarely split by gender. 
A)  Foraging uses only wild plants and animals, while food production cultivates and domesticates them. 
B)  Food production depends only on plant foods, while foraging involves both plants and animals. 
C)  Foraging allows for more control over processes like animal breeding and plant seeding. 
D)  Food production requires a strict division of labor by gender, while foraging is rarely split by gender.

The term "transnationals" refers to migrants who __________.

The different forms of reciprocity are connected by the fact that they all __________.

What is the difference between market exchange (when money is not involved)and balanced reciprocity?

Many have suggested that the United States and other developed countries are now transitioning from to .

Which of the following animals are least likely to be a source of food in a horticultural society?

If you were to trade a pair of shoes you no longer want for a friend's discarded jacket,you would be participating in __________.

Which type of subsistence strategy has been practiced at one time in almost all areas of the earth?

In a(n)__________ production system,most people produce their own food,but an aristocracy controls a portion of the production.

Commercialization through which means is associated with the formation of a peasantry?

For most horticulturalists,people __________.

Why must we be cautious about drawing inferences about our past from the lifestyles of modern foraging societies?

Complex foraging societies like the Tlingit and the Nimpkish tend to have more __________ than most other foraging societies.

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?

Why should we not assume that food collectors would automatically switch to food production once they understood the process of domestication?

From where do most traditional pastoralists get their animal protein?

Explain the relationship between the allocation of resources and food production.Show how foragers,horticulturalists,pastoralists,and intensive agriculturalists denote ownership of land,food,and tools.

What is the key feature that distinguishes intensive agriculture from horticulture?

What development was necessary before foragers could live in tropical forest environments?

When the federal government collects a portion of our wages as taxes and then returns that money in the form of national security,roads,education,and other goods and services to its citizens,it is demonstrating which type of economic exchange?

What is the difference between foraging and food production?

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The term "transnationals" refers to migrants who __________.

The different forms of reciprocity are connected by the fact that they all __________.

What is the difference between market exchange (when money is not involved)and balanced reciprocity?

Many have suggested that the United States and other developed countries are now transitioning from __________ to __________.

Which of the following animals are least likely to be a source of food in a horticultural society?

If you were to trade a pair of shoes you no longer want for a friend's discarded jacket,you would be participating in __________.

Which type of subsistence strategy has been practiced at one time in almost all areas of the earth?

In a(n)__________ production system,most people produce their own food,but an aristocracy controls a portion of the production.

Commercialization through which means is associated with the formation of a peasantry?

For most horticulturalists,people __________.

Why must we be cautious about drawing inferences about our past from the lifestyles of modern foraging societies?

Complex foraging societies like the Tlingit and the Nimpkish tend to have more __________ than most other foraging societies.

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?

Why should we not assume that food collectors would automatically switch to food production once they understood the process of domestication?

From where do most traditional pastoralists get their animal protein?

Explain the relationship between the allocation of resources and food production.Show how foragers,horticulturalists,pastoralists,and intensive agriculturalists denote ownership of land,food,and tools.

What is the key feature that distinguishes intensive agriculture from horticulture?

What development was necessary before foragers could live in tropical forest environments?

When the federal government collects a portion of our wages as taxes and then returns that money in the form of national security,roads,education,and other goods and services to its citizens,it is demonstrating which type of economic exchange?

What is the difference between foraging and food production?

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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Many have suggested that the United States and other developed countries are now transitioning from to .