Question 1

Growing several crops together in the same field makes them less vulnerable to destructive insects and plant diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss variation in foraging practices between the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari and the Blackfoot of Western Canada.

Accepted Answer

The foraging practices of the Ju/'hoansi

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of psychological adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  how we form resistance strategies to chronic mental illness 
B)  how we use language and symbolic action to create and maintain meaning in our lives 
C)  how we provide for group subsistence and satisfaction 
D)  how we use social belonging to reassure the most vulnerable members of society 
A)  how we form resistance strategies to chronic mental illness 
B)  how we use language and symbolic action to create and maintain meaning in our lives 
C)  how we provide for group subsistence and satisfaction 
D)  how we use social belonging to reassure the most vulnerable members of society

Question 4

Which statement about swidden agriculture is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It produces ash that is removed from the gardening area and used for medicinal purposes. 
B)  It is ecologically sustainable with low population densities. 
C)  It can be used as a sustainable way to clear tropical forests for cattle raising. 
D)  It depletes soil more quickly than animal husbandry. 
A)  It produces ash that is removed from the gardening area and used for medicinal purposes. 
B)  It is ecologically sustainable with low population densities. 
C)  It can be used as a sustainable way to clear tropical forests for cattle raising. 
D)  It depletes soil more quickly than animal husbandry.

Question 5

An ecosystem is composed of the physical environment and the organisms living in it.Which of the following is the most important aspect of adaptation for humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  tools 
B)  culture 
C)  technology 
D)  subsistence economy 
A)  tools 
B)  culture 
C)  technology 
D)  subsistence economy

Question 6

The spread of malaria was historically linked to the development of slash-and-burn horticulture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which term refers to environmental change through human influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  core change 
C)  anthropogenesis 
D)  eco-systemic change 
A)  adaptation 
B)  core change 
C)  anthropogenesis 
D)  eco-systemic change

Question 8

Swidden agriculture is an ecologically sustainable way of raising food in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement best explains why populations of foragers often expand and contract?

Accepted Answer

A)  They adjust the size of their settlements to adjust to the seasonal climatic changes. 
B)  They adjust the size of their settlements to avoid overpopulation and warfare. 
C)  They adjust the size of their settlements to correspond with the seasonal availability of food resources. 
D)  They adjust the size of their settlements as part of a ceremonial ritual cycle. 
A)  They adjust the size of their settlements to adjust to the seasonal climatic changes. 
B)  They adjust the size of their settlements to avoid overpopulation and warfare. 
C)  They adjust the size of their settlements to correspond with the seasonal availability of food resources. 
D)  They adjust the size of their settlements as part of a ceremonial ritual cycle.

Question 10

Who is most responsible for the extermination of the American bison herds in the 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  mounted Plains hunters,whose mobility gave them lethal efficiency 
B)  white setters,who saw the independence of mounted Indians as a threat 
C)  starving Plains hunters,who had no choice but to kill off the few remaining animals 
D)  invading Canadian Aboriginal groups 
A)  mounted Plains hunters,whose mobility gave them lethal efficiency 
B)  white setters,who saw the independence of mounted Indians as a threat 
C)  starving Plains hunters,who had no choice but to kill off the few remaining animals 
D)  invading Canadian Aboriginal groups

Question 11

What are the characteristics of intensive mechanized agriculture,and what challenges does it present?

Accepted Answer

Intensive mechanized agriculture is char

Question 12

Which of the following statements about swidden farming is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves complex irrigation technology. 
B)  It is an inefficient means of agricultural production. 
C)  It is inherently destructive to the natural environment. 
D)  It requires abandoning garden plots every few years. 
A)  It involves complex irrigation technology. 
B)  It is an inefficient means of agricultural production. 
C)  It is inherently destructive to the natural environment. 
D)  It requires abandoning garden plots every few years.

Question 13

Which of the following was true of the Aztec capital city in the 16th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had a population greater than that of London. 
B)  Its economy was largely pastoral. 
C)  Its inhabitants belonged to a single clan. 
D)  Its economy was based on foraging. 
A)  It had a population greater than that of London. 
B)  Its economy was largely pastoral. 
C)  Its inhabitants belonged to a single clan. 
D)  Its economy was based on foraging.

Question 14

What can we conclude about the notion of "progress" when we consider our use of fossil fuels and their link to global warming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Progress is an evolutionist force that will always help us win out over nature. 
B)  Global warming will present new agricultural opportunities that outweigh the negative consequences. 
C)  All human adaptations are part of larger systems that present advantages and disadvantages and have consequences that no one is exempt from. 
D)  Science and progress will allow us to discover our negative impacts and correct them for the benefit of our future. 
A)  Progress is an evolutionist force that will always help us win out over nature. 
B)  Global warming will present new agricultural opportunities that outweigh the negative consequences. 
C)  All human adaptations are part of larger systems that present advantages and disadvantages and have consequences that no one is exempt from. 
D)  Science and progress will allow us to discover our negative impacts and correct them for the benefit of our future.

Question 15

Among the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi,first marriages are arranged,but for subsequent marriages,both men and women may choose their own partners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A particular trait may be neither bad nor good in itself;whether it is adaptive or not depends on the relationship between the organisms that have this trait and their particular environment.Which of the following diseases illustrates this point?

Accepted Answer

A)  Down's syndrome 
B)  Tay-Sachs disease 
C)  measles 
D)  sickle-cell anemia 
A)  Down's syndrome 
B)  Tay-Sachs disease 
C)  measles 
D)  sickle-cell anemia

Question 17

Food foragers do not farm,but they usually practise animal herding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why are concepts of carrying capacity and social density important to our understanding of the food-foraging adaptation?

Accepted Answer

The concepts of carrying capacity and so

Question 19

What part of the world are most camel pastoralists found in?

Accepted Answer

A)  sub-Saharan Africa and Egypt 
B)  North Africa and the Middle East 
C)  Western and Central Asia 
D)  the Near East and East Africa 
A)  sub-Saharan Africa and Egypt 
B)  North Africa and the Middle East 
C)  Western and Central Asia 
D)  the Near East and East Africa

Question 20

The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads whose lives revolve around their horses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Growing several crops together in the same field makes them less vulnerable to destructive insects and plant diseases.

Discuss variation in foraging practices between the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari and the Blackfoot of Western Canada.

Which of the following is an example of psychological adaptation?

Which statement about swidden agriculture is true?

An ecosystem is composed of the physical environment and the organisms living in it.Which of the following is the most important aspect of adaptation for humans?

The spread of malaria was historically linked to the development of slash-and-burn horticulture.

Which term refers to environmental change through human influence?

Swidden agriculture is an ecologically sustainable way of raising food in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

Which statement best explains why populations of foragers often expand and contract?

Who is most responsible for the extermination of the American bison herds in the 1880s?

What are the characteristics of intensive mechanized agriculture,and what challenges does it present?

Which of the following statements about swidden farming is true?

Which of the following was true of the Aztec capital city in the 16th century?

What can we conclude about the notion of "progress" when we consider our use of fossil fuels and their link to global warming?

Among the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi,first marriages are arranged,but for subsequent marriages,both men and women may choose their own partners.

A particular trait may be neither bad nor good in itself;whether it is adaptive or not depends on the relationship between the organisms that have this trait and their particular environment.Which of the following diseases illustrates this point?

Food foragers do not farm,but they usually practise animal herding.

Why are concepts of carrying capacity and social density important to our understanding of the food-foraging adaptation?

What part of the world are most camel pastoralists found in?

The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads whose lives revolve around their horses.

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Growing several crops together in the same field makes them less vulnerable to destructive insects and plant diseases.

Discuss variation in foraging practices between the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari and the Blackfoot of Western Canada.

Which of the following is an example of psychological adaptation?

Which statement about swidden agriculture is true?

An ecosystem is composed of the physical environment and the organisms living in it.Which of the following is the most important aspect of adaptation for humans?

The spread of malaria was historically linked to the development of slash-and-burn horticulture.

Which term refers to environmental change through human influence?

Swidden agriculture is an ecologically sustainable way of raising food in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

Which statement best explains why populations of foragers often expand and contract?

Who is most responsible for the extermination of the American bison herds in the 1880s?

What are the characteristics of intensive mechanized agriculture,and what challenges does it present?

Which of the following statements about swidden farming is true?

Which of the following was true of the Aztec capital city in the 16th century?

What can we conclude about the notion of "progress" when we consider our use of fossil fuels and their link to global warming?

Among the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi,first marriages are arranged,but for subsequent marriages,both men and women may choose their own partners.

A particular trait may be neither bad nor good in itself;whether it is adaptive or not depends on the relationship between the organisms that have this trait and their particular environment.Which of the following diseases illustrates this point?

Food foragers do not farm,but they usually practise animal herding.

Why are concepts of carrying capacity and social density important to our understanding of the food-foraging adaptation?

What part of the world are most camel pastoralists found in?

The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads whose lives revolve around their horses.

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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