Question 1

What is the optimal foraging theory?

Accepted Answer

It is the theory that foragers

Question 2

Which of the following events was most devastating to the pastoral Maasai?

Accepted Answer

A)  deforestation 
B)  colonialism 
C)  drought 
D)  independence 
E)  advent of the automobile 
A)  deforestation 
B)  colonialism 
C)  drought 
D)  independence 
E)  advent of the automobile

Question 3

The food-getting strategy used by humans for most of their existence is:

Accepted Answer

A)  cattle herding. 
B)  intensive agriculture. 
C)  horticulture. 
D)  hunting and gathering. 
E)  cultivation. 
A)  cattle herding. 
B)  intensive agriculture. 
C)  horticulture. 
D)  hunting and gathering. 
E)  cultivation.

Question 4

Foragers today use only traditional technology,such as bows and arrows and digging sticks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Human adaptation occurs exclusively through cultural advances.This is the hallmark of being human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The slash and burn method requires:

Accepted Answer

A)  an extensive land use system with a lengthy fallow period. 
B)  the use of purchased fertilizers to put nutrients back in the soil. 
C)  low biomass, so there is not much to interfere with planting. 
D)  the use tractors or draft animals, minimizing the need for a labor force. 
E)  use of domesticated animals for plowing. 
A)  an extensive land use system with a lengthy fallow period. 
B)  the use of purchased fertilizers to put nutrients back in the soil. 
C)  low biomass, so there is not much to interfere with planting. 
D)  the use tractors or draft animals, minimizing the need for a labor force. 
E)  use of domesticated animals for plowing.

Question 7

Which statement about "optimal foraging theory" is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foragers store food for a season only. 
B)  Foragers take only the plants and animals they need to subsidize their caloric intake. 
C)  Foragers seek out food sources based on whether they will be worth the effort. 
D)  Foragers no longer exist in the world; all peoples today use food production techniques. 
E)  Foragers very frequently exceed the carrying capacity of their environments. 
A)  Foragers store food for a season only. 
B)  Foragers take only the plants and animals they need to subsidize their caloric intake. 
C)  Foragers seek out food sources based on whether they will be worth the effort. 
D)  Foragers no longer exist in the world; all peoples today use food production techniques. 
E)  Foragers very frequently exceed the carrying capacity of their environments.

Question 8

The time period of the Neolithic Revolution changed the nature of human society.Consider the differences between food-gathering and food-producing societies.Name at least five major differences and defend whether you consider them positive or negative changes for societies.

Accepted Answer

The Neolithic Revolution, which occurred

Question 9

Melville Herskovits,who worked among East African pastoralists,contends "the cattle complex" refers to cattle as:

Accepted Answer

A)  status symbols, a food source, and for personal attachment. 
B)  animal fetishes and a food source. 
C)  animal psychoses. 
D)  the "hamburger connection." 
E)  an animal honored by that society. 
A)  status symbols, a food source, and for personal attachment. 
B)  animal fetishes and a food source. 
C)  animal psychoses. 
D)  the "hamburger connection." 
E)  an animal honored by that society.

Question 10

Kevin Krajick's research in Peru on Incan agricultural strategies has revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  although agriculture had not reached the carrying capacity of the area, such a fragile environment cannot sustain high production yields. 
B)  they practiced conservation methods, while maximizing production on their lands. 
C)  their agricultural strategies caused irreparable damage to the highland environment. 
D)  they grew only very limited and specialized cultigens, such as corn and rice. 
E)  the Inca understood agriculture and agricultural techniques much better than modern-day farmers. 
A)  although agriculture had not reached the carrying capacity of the area, such a fragile environment cannot sustain high production yields. 
B)  they practiced conservation methods, while maximizing production on their lands. 
C)  their agricultural strategies caused irreparable damage to the highland environment. 
D)  they grew only very limited and specialized cultigens, such as corn and rice. 
E)  the Inca understood agriculture and agricultural techniques much better than modern-day farmers.

What is the optimal foraging theory?

Which of the following events was most devastating to the pastoral Maasai?

The food-getting strategy used by humans for most of their existence is:

Foragers today use only traditional technology,such as bows and arrows and digging sticks.

Human adaptation occurs exclusively through cultural advances.This is the hallmark of being human.

The slash and burn method requires:

Which statement about "optimal foraging theory" is true?

The time period of the Neolithic Revolution changed the nature of human society.Consider the differences between food-gathering and food-producing societies.Name at least five major differences and defend whether you consider them positive or negative changes for societies.

Melville Herskovits,who worked among East African pastoralists,contends "the cattle complex" refers to cattle as:

Kevin Krajick's research in Peru on Incan agricultural strategies has revealed that:

What is Anthropology?

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Exam 7: Subsistence Patterns

What is the optimal foraging theory?

Which of the following events was most devastating to the pastoral Maasai?

The food-getting strategy used by humans for most of their existence is:

Foragers today use only traditional technology,such as bows and arrows and digging sticks.

Human adaptation occurs exclusively through cultural advances.This is the hallmark of being human.

The slash and burn method requires:

Which statement about "optimal foraging theory" is true?

The time period of the Neolithic Revolution changed the nature of human society.Consider the differences between food-gathering and food-producing societies.Name at least five major differences and defend whether you consider them positive or negative changes for societies.

Melville Herskovits,who worked among East African pastoralists,contends "the cattle complex" refers to cattle as:

Kevin Krajick's research in Peru on Incan agricultural strategies has revealed that:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters