Question 1

In all but the coldest climates,which of the following is true of food-foraging societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are content to live on the verge of starvation. 
B)  They use their environment as their storehouse. 
C)  They achieve status according to the amount of territory they control. 
D)  They distribute food resources according to status. 
A)  They are content to live on the verge of starvation. 
B)  They use their environment as their storehouse. 
C)  They achieve status according to the amount of territory they control. 
D)  They distribute food resources according to status.

Question 2

Which term refers to the number of people who can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  ecosystem balance 
B)  carrying capacity 
C)  pre-adaptive mode 
D)  culture core 
A)  ecosystem balance 
B)  carrying capacity 
C)  pre-adaptive mode 
D)  culture core

Question 3

How far back in time do we find the first evidence for the domestication of sheep?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 years 
B)  3,000 years 
C)  10,000 years 
D)  15,000 years 
A)  1,000 years 
B)  3,000 years 
C)  10,000 years 
D)  15,000 years

Question 4

How many kilometres a day will Ju/'hoansi women walk in search of food to gather?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 kilometres 
B)  10 kilometres 
C)  5 kilometres 
D)  less than 5 kilometres 
A)  50 kilometres 
B)  10 kilometres 
C)  5 kilometres 
D)  less than 5 kilometres

Question 5

The Aymara live in the Andes.Which type of subsistence strategy do they practise?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

From a work perspective,how do people in contemporary Western industrial societies compare to the modern Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in Western industrial societies work only half as hard and half as many hours as the Kalahari people. 
B)  People in Western industrial societies have time for a richer social and spiritual life than the Kalahari people. 
C)  People in Western industrial societies work the same number of hours as the Kalahari people. 
D)  People in Western industrial societies work slightly longer hours than the Kalahari people. 
A)  People in Western industrial societies work only half as hard and half as many hours as the Kalahari people. 
B)  People in Western industrial societies have time for a richer social and spiritual life than the Kalahari people. 
C)  People in Western industrial societies work the same number of hours as the Kalahari people. 
D)  People in Western industrial societies work slightly longer hours than the Kalahari people.

Question 7

Which of the following is another way of saying "food acquisition strategies"?

Accepted Answer

A)  patterns of subsistence or subsistence rounds 
B)  patterns of procurement or subsistence rounds 
C)  patterns of subsistence or cyclical subsistence 
D)  methods of subsistence or subsistence cycles 
A)  patterns of subsistence or subsistence rounds 
B)  patterns of procurement or subsistence rounds 
C)  patterns of subsistence or cyclical subsistence 
D)  methods of subsistence or subsistence cycles

Question 8

Foragers own very little property.What seems to be the social outcome of having very little property?

Accepted Answer

A)  It eliminates age and gender stratification. 
B)  It helps keep the size of the settlements small. 
C)  It prevents people from overhunting any given species. 
D)  It helps sustain the values of egalitarianism. 
A)  It eliminates age and gender stratification. 
B)  It helps keep the size of the settlements small. 
C)  It prevents people from overhunting any given species. 
D)  It helps sustain the values of egalitarianism.

Question 9

What did the Ojibwa do after moving onto the Plains?

Accepted Answer

A)  They adopted Plains rituals into their own culture. 
B)  They abandoned their woodlands heritage entirely. 
C)  They retained their original conjuring powers. 
D)  They adopted woodlands floral designs. 
A)  They adopted Plains rituals into their own culture. 
B)  They abandoned their woodlands heritage entirely. 
C)  They retained their original conjuring powers. 
D)  They adopted woodlands floral designs.

Question 10

Which of the following best defines the term "subsistence pattern"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the geographic area in which a people live 
B)  the strategies a group uses to exploit food resources 
C)  the type of contact people have with other cultures 
D)  the sharing of the same values 
A)  the geographic area in which a people live 
B)  the strategies a group uses to exploit food resources 
C)  the type of contact people have with other cultures 
D)  the sharing of the same values

Question 11

What does the Aztec word chinampas refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  temple priests who performed religious rituals for the population 
B)  gold flakes used as currency in the Tlatelolco market 
C)  artificial garden plots on the lake surrounding the capital 
D)  Aztec noble families 
A)  temple priests who performed religious rituals for the population 
B)  gold flakes used as currency in the Tlatelolco market 
C)  artificial garden plots on the lake surrounding the capital 
D)  Aztec noble families

Question 12

What seems to be the most important factor in naturally regulating population size among foragers?

Accepted Answer

A)  abortion 
B)  prolonged nursing of infants 
C)  infanticide 
D)  knowledge of plants that inhibit fertility 
A)  abortion 
B)  prolonged nursing of infants 
C)  infanticide 
D)  knowledge of plants that inhibit fertility

Question 13

Which statement best describes the authority pattern among the Inuit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men hunt and make the decisions for all. 
B)  Young males defer to older males,young women defer to older females. 
C)  Young males challenge older males,young women challenge older females. 
D)  Women make home decisions,men make camp decisions. 
A)  Men hunt and make the decisions for all. 
B)  Young males defer to older males,young women defer to older females. 
C)  Young males challenge older males,young women challenge older females. 
D)  Women make home decisions,men make camp decisions.

Question 14

What are the advantages for modern Bolivian farmers of using ancient farming technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced political interference by the central government 
B)  improved prices for crops at urban markets 
C)  free organic fertilizer from sediment 
D)  relief from the impact of climate change 
A)  reduced political interference by the central government 
B)  improved prices for crops at urban markets 
C)  free organic fertilizer from sediment 
D)  relief from the impact of climate change

Question 15

What were the Ojibwa one of the first groups to do after the arrival of Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  engage in the fur trade 
B)  reject the horse 
C)  become sedentary bison hunters 
D)  reject their traditional woodlands heritage 
A)  engage in the fur trade 
B)  reject the horse 
C)  become sedentary bison hunters 
D)  reject their traditional woodlands heritage

Question 16

What is the main adaptation of the pygmies?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple agriculture 
B)  mixed economy 
C)  foraging 
D)  swidden farming 
A)  simple agriculture 
B)  mixed economy 
C)  foraging 
D)  swidden farming

Question 17

Congregating in one season and dispersing in another is common among food foragers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What impact did the adoption of the horse have on the Blackfoot?

Accepted Answer

A)  It caused the extermination of the bison. 
B)  It led to the concept of collective property. 
C)  It led to exchanges of horses for marriages and alliances. 
D)  It brought the class system to an end. 
A)  It caused the extermination of the bison. 
B)  It led to the concept of collective property. 
C)  It led to exchanges of horses for marriages and alliances. 
D)  It brought the class system to an end.

Question 19

What spiritual role did women have among the Montagnais-Naskapi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some rituals were exclusively for men,others exclusively for women. 
B)  The diet relied heavily on women's "I have I have" collection of plant foods by women. 
C)  Women could be shamans only if they were mothers. 
D)  Women and men attended all rituals. 
A)  Some rituals were exclusively for men,others exclusively for women. 
B)  The diet relied heavily on women's "I have I have" collection of plant foods by women. 
C)  Women could be shamans only if they were mothers. 
D)  Women and men attended all rituals.

Question 20

What can we learn from the historic relationship between Canada's First Nations and European settlers?

Accepted Answer

A)  People may quickly change their adaptation or even location when presented with new opportunities and goods. 
B)  Simple tribal peoples are always dominated by more progressive cultures. 
C)  Simple tribal peoples would rather starve than submit to imposed cultural change. 
D)  People are conservative by nature and will generally reject new goods and subsistence opportunities. 
A)  People may quickly change their adaptation or even location when presented with new opportunities and goods. 
B)  Simple tribal peoples are always dominated by more progressive cultures. 
C)  Simple tribal peoples would rather starve than submit to imposed cultural change. 
D)  People are conservative by nature and will generally reject new goods and subsistence opportunities.

In all but the coldest climates,which of the following is true of food-foraging societies?

Which term refers to the number of people who can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology?

How far back in time do we find the first evidence for the domestication of sheep?

How many kilometres a day will Ju/'hoansi women walk in search of food to gather?

The Aymara live in the Andes.Which type of subsistence strategy do they practise?

From a work perspective,how do people in contemporary Western industrial societies compare to the modern Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert?

Which of the following is another way of saying "food acquisition strategies"?

Foragers own very little property.What seems to be the social outcome of having very little property?

What did the Ojibwa do after moving onto the Plains?

Which of the following best defines the term "subsistence pattern"?

What does the Aztec word chinampas refer to?

What seems to be the most important factor in naturally regulating population size among foragers?

Which statement best describes the authority pattern among the Inuit?

What are the advantages for modern Bolivian farmers of using ancient farming technology?

What were the Ojibwa one of the first groups to do after the arrival of Europeans?

What is the main adaptation of the pygmies?

Congregating in one season and dispersing in another is common among food foragers.

What impact did the adoption of the horse have on the Blackfoot?

What spiritual role did women have among the Montagnais-Naskapi?

What can we learn from the historic relationship between Canada's First Nations and European settlers?

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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Exam 5: Making a Living

In all but the coldest climates,which of the following is true of food-foraging societies?

Which term refers to the number of people who can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology?

How far back in time do we find the first evidence for the domestication of sheep?

How many kilometres a day will Ju/'hoansi women walk in search of food to gather?

The Aymara live in the Andes.Which type of subsistence strategy do they practise?

From a work perspective,how do people in contemporary Western industrial societies compare to the modern Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert?

Which of the following is another way of saying "food acquisition strategies"?

Foragers own very little property.What seems to be the social outcome of having very little property?

What did the Ojibwa do after moving onto the Plains?

Which of the following best defines the term "subsistence pattern"?

What does the Aztec word chinampas refer to?

What seems to be the most important factor in naturally regulating population size among foragers?

Which statement best describes the authority pattern among the Inuit?

What are the advantages for modern Bolivian farmers of using ancient farming technology?

What were the Ojibwa one of the first groups to do after the arrival of Europeans?

What is the main adaptation of the pygmies?

Congregating in one season and dispersing in another is common among food foragers.

What impact did the adoption of the horse have on the Blackfoot?

What spiritual role did women have among the Montagnais-Naskapi?

What can we learn from the historic relationship between Canada's First Nations and European settlers?

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

Filters