Question 1

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian.Which statement best characterizes their egalitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no status differences. 
B)  All decisions require majority agreement from the entire community. 
C)  The only status differences relate to age and gender. 
D)  Decision making is always an individual and personal matter. 
A)  There are no status differences. 
B)  All decisions require majority agreement from the entire community. 
C)  The only status differences relate to age and gender. 
D)  Decision making is always an individual and personal matter.

Question 2

What would an Ojibwa man have to prove to the family and mother of his prospective bride?

Accepted Answer

A)  that he could survive the harsh winters 
B)  that he could build a good family wigwam 
C)  that he was a good hunter and provider 
D)  that he could be a good father 
A)  that he could survive the harsh winters 
B)  that he could build a good family wigwam 
C)  that he was a good hunter and provider 
D)  that he could be a good father

Question 3

In a food-foraging society,how do people store food for the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  They keep a surplus of gathered foods in caves or stone cairns. 
B)  They rely on the generosity of others to share food. 
C)  They dry meat and hide it in each individual family residence. 
D)  They keep dried food in a communal storage house. 
A)  They keep a surplus of gathered foods in caves or stone cairns. 
B)  They rely on the generosity of others to share food. 
C)  They dry meat and hide it in each individual family residence. 
D)  They keep dried food in a communal storage house.

Question 4

On the Bolivian Altiplano in ancient times,highly productive agriculture was possible.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  The climate was much warmer. 
B)  The soil was more fertile. 
C)  Only frost-resistant crops such as potatoes and turnips were grown. 
D)  Water-filled canals between the fields acted as a trap for sunlight. 
A)  The climate was much warmer. 
B)  The soil was more fertile. 
C)  Only frost-resistant crops such as potatoes and turnips were grown. 
D)  Water-filled canals between the fields acted as a trap for sunlight.

Question 5

While one form of adaptation is usually dominant,what is also true about the adaptations of most human cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will eventually be altered to create greater choice of new foods. 
B)  Any one group may reject all subsistence strategies. 
C)  Any one group may practise no more than two subsistence strategies. 
D)  Any one group may practise more than one subsistence strategy. 
A)  They will eventually be altered to create greater choice of new foods. 
B)  Any one group may reject all subsistence strategies. 
C)  Any one group may practise no more than two subsistence strategies. 
D)  Any one group may practise more than one subsistence strategy.

Question 6

What evidence suggests that the woodland Ojibwa made a successful adaptation to a traditional Plains lifestyle while retaining valued elements of their own cultural heritage?

Accepted Answer

The evidence that suggests the woodland

Question 7

Slash-and-burn agriculture,especially in humid tropical forests,always leads to environmental degradation because of the use of fire to burn cut vegetation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which term refers to the number and intensity of interactions among the members of a residential unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  density of social relations 
B)  social interaction level 
C)  ecological pattern 
D)  convergence level 
A)  density of social relations 
B)  social interaction level 
C)  ecological pattern 
D)  convergence level

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the main threats to the existence of pastoralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  malaria,dengue fever,and other diseases 
B)  droughts,overpopulation,and competition from agriculturalists 
C)  cold and the dying off of all natural grasslands 
D)  laws that prohibit the informal slaughter of meat-bearing animals 
A)  malaria,dengue fever,and other diseases 
B)  droughts,overpopulation,and competition from agriculturalists 
C)  cold and the dying off of all natural grasslands 
D)  laws that prohibit the informal slaughter of meat-bearing animals

Question 11

Pastoralists tend to have gender-separated labour tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement best describes the positive aspect of sickle-cell anemia in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed people to work at high altitudes for many hours. 
B)  It gave people a natural resistance to the malaria parasite. 
C)  It killed off genetically weak humans who could not possible live to adulthood. 
D)  It kept human populations in control in a region of sparse food resources. 
A)  It allowed people to work at high altitudes for many hours. 
B)  It gave people a natural resistance to the malaria parasite. 
C)  It killed off genetically weak humans who could not possible live to adulthood. 
D)  It kept human populations in control in a region of sparse food resources.

Question 13

Plains Blackfoot men hunted in teams to drive bison over the edge of steep cliffs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Industrialized societies are now independent of their environments and thus are no longer in adaptive situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Ecosystem is a term for the complex relationship between the physical environment and the organisms living within it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Among food foragers,men make the largest contribution to the food supply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true of the Neolithic Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It eliminated competition for resources. 
B)  It occurred in several parts of the world during the same time period. 
C)  It led to lighter workloads for humans. 
D)  It led to decreased incidence of disease and malnutrition. 
A)  It eliminated competition for resources. 
B)  It occurred in several parts of the world during the same time period. 
C)  It led to lighter workloads for humans. 
D)  It led to decreased incidence of disease and malnutrition.

Question 18

The Ju/'hoansi foragers of the Kalahari Desert obtained a highly nutritious diet with an average work week of about 20-23 hours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes food-foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be very aggressive to others. 
B)  They are small horticultural bands. 
C)  They are examples of early male-dominated bands. 
D)  They live in some of the most marginal environmental areas of the world today. 
A)  They tend to be very aggressive to others. 
B)  They are small horticultural bands. 
C)  They are examples of early male-dominated bands. 
D)  They live in some of the most marginal environmental areas of the world today.

Question 20

Which statement best defines the notion of adaptation as it applies to our ability to feed ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adaptation means human cultures can successfully adapt to any environmental change and survive. 
B)  Adaptation means humans must frequently seek new environments or face starvation. 
C)  Adaptation means humans will always modify their environments to comply with their needs. 
D)  Adaptation means humans will always adjust to their environments to fulfill their needs. 
A)  Adaptation means human cultures can successfully adapt to any environmental change and survive. 
B)  Adaptation means humans must frequently seek new environments or face starvation. 
C)  Adaptation means humans will always modify their environments to comply with their needs. 
D)  Adaptation means humans will always adjust to their environments to fulfill their needs.

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian.Which statement best characterizes their egalitarianism?

What would an Ojibwa man have to prove to the family and mother of his prospective bride?

In a food-foraging society,how do people store food for the future?

On the Bolivian Altiplano in ancient times,highly productive agriculture was possible.Why?

While one form of adaptation is usually dominant,what is also true about the adaptations of most human cultures?

What evidence suggests that the woodland Ojibwa made a successful adaptation to a traditional Plains lifestyle while retaining valued elements of their own cultural heritage?

Slash-and-burn agriculture,especially in humid tropical forests,always leads to environmental degradation because of the use of fire to burn cut vegetation.

Which term refers to the number and intensity of interactions among the members of a residential unit?

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

What are the main threats to the existence of pastoralism?

Pastoralists tend to have gender-separated labour tasks.

Which statement best describes the positive aspect of sickle-cell anemia in Africa?

Plains Blackfoot men hunted in teams to drive bison over the edge of steep cliffs.

Industrialized societies are now independent of their environments and thus are no longer in adaptive situations.

Ecosystem is a term for the complex relationship between the physical environment and the organisms living within it.

Among food foragers,men make the largest contribution to the food supply.

Which of the following is true of the Neolithic Revolution?

The Ju/'hoansi foragers of the Kalahari Desert obtained a highly nutritious diet with an average work week of about 20-23 hours.

Which of the following statements best describes food-foraging societies?

Which statement best defines the notion of adaptation as it applies to our ability to feed ourselves?

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Food-foraging societies are egalitarian.Which statement best characterizes their egalitarianism?

What would an Ojibwa man have to prove to the family and mother of his prospective bride?

In a food-foraging society,how do people store food for the future?

On the Bolivian Altiplano in ancient times,highly productive agriculture was possible.Why?

While one form of adaptation is usually dominant,what is also true about the adaptations of most human cultures?

What evidence suggests that the woodland Ojibwa made a successful adaptation to a traditional Plains lifestyle while retaining valued elements of their own cultural heritage?

Slash-and-burn agriculture,especially in humid tropical forests,always leads to environmental degradation because of the use of fire to burn cut vegetation.

Which term refers to the number and intensity of interactions among the members of a residential unit?

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

What are the main threats to the existence of pastoralism?

Pastoralists tend to have gender-separated labour tasks.

Which statement best describes the positive aspect of sickle-cell anemia in Africa?

Plains Blackfoot men hunted in teams to drive bison over the edge of steep cliffs.

Industrialized societies are now independent of their environments and thus are no longer in adaptive situations.

Ecosystem is a term for the complex relationship between the physical environment and the organisms living within it.

Among food foragers,men make the largest contribution to the food supply.

Which of the following is true of the Neolithic Revolution?

The Ju/'hoansi foragers of the Kalahari Desert obtained a highly nutritious diet with an average work week of about 20-23 hours.

Which of the following statements best describes food-foraging societies?

Which statement best defines the notion of adaptation as it applies to our ability to feed ourselves?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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