Question 1

Compared to food-collectors, horticulturalists generally __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  get more food from a given area 
B)  are more nomadic 
C)  are more sparsely populated 
D)  have fewer differences in prestige between people 
A)  get more food from a given area 
B)  are more nomadic 
C)  are more sparsely populated 
D)  have fewer differences in prestige between people

Question 2

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 3

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 4

Why are intensive agriculturalists more likely to face food shortages than horticultural societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intensive agriculturalists often produce crops for market. 
B)  Horticulture is usually more productive than intensive agriculture. 
C)  Horticulture involves more complex and reliable technology. 
D)  Intensive agriculturalists usually live in more challenging environments than horticulturalists. 
A)  Intensive agriculturalists often produce crops for market. 
B)  Horticulture is usually more productive than intensive agriculture. 
C)  Horticulture involves more complex and reliable technology. 
D)  Intensive agriculturalists usually live in more challenging environments than horticulturalists.

Question 5

How do Samoan villagers earn money to buy items such as machetes, kerosene, and flour?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sell dried coconut meat to be made into coconut oil. 
B)  They sell traditional pieces of art to tourists. 
C)  They trade breadfruit with villagers on neighboring islands. 
D)  They raise sheep and sell the milk and wool. 
A)  They sell dried coconut meat to be made into coconut oil. 
B)  They sell traditional pieces of art to tourists. 
C)  They trade breadfruit with villagers on neighboring islands. 
D)  They raise sheep and sell the milk and wool.

Question 6

In which region are foraging societies least likely to be found today?

Accepted Answer

A)  temperate climates 
B)  dense tropical forests 
C)  deserts 
D)  the Arctic 
A)  temperate climates 
B)  dense tropical forests 
C)  deserts 
D)  the Arctic

Question 7

Which of these trends is associated with the increasing commercialization of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  A smaller proportion of society is involved in food production. 
B)  People are choosing to eat more locally produced foods. 
C)  Technology is being used to grow a wider variety of crops on a single field. 
D)  More food production is controlled by family-run operations. 
A)  A smaller proportion of society is involved in food production. 
B)  People are choosing to eat more locally produced foods. 
C)  Technology is being used to grow a wider variety of crops on a single field. 
D)  More food production is controlled by family-run operations.

Question 8

What herding strategies do contemporary Saami use?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Norwegian government now regulates reindeer herding. 
B)  They still herd animals, but have switched to sheep and goats. 
C)  They maintain their traditional nomadic lifestyle. 
D)  There are no longer any reindeer herders among the Saami. 
A)  The Norwegian government now regulates reindeer herding. 
B)  They still herd animals, but have switched to sheep and goats. 
C)  They maintain their traditional nomadic lifestyle. 
D)  There are no longer any reindeer herders among the Saami.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

Why are the majority of intensive agricultural societies located outside of the tropics?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is difficult to control insects and weeds in the tropics, making agriculture less productive. 
B)  Most societies in the tropics are too small to require intensive agriculture. 
C)  Tropical forests are so bountiful that people can easily survive on a foraging lifestyle. 
D)  Tropical environments are particularly well suited to pastoralism. 
A)  It is difficult to control insects and weeds in the tropics, making agriculture less productive. 
B)  Most societies in the tropics are too small to require intensive agriculture. 
C)  Tropical forests are so bountiful that people can easily survive on a foraging lifestyle. 
D)  Tropical environments are particularly well suited to pastoralism.

Question 12

If climate change is involved in the emergence of agriculture, the transition may have occurred when __________ no longer provided sufficient resources to support the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  sedentary foraging 
B)  nomadic foraging 
C)  slash-and-burn horticulture 
D)  animal husbandry 
A)  sedentary foraging 
B)  nomadic foraging 
C)  slash-and-burn horticulture 
D)  animal husbandry

Question 13

How might we best describe the subsistence strategies of contemporary cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people today are food producers. 
B)  Most people today are foragers, supplemented with small-scale animal husbandry. 
C)  There is a roughly equal balance between foraging and food-producing cultures. 
D)  Most people today are foragers. 
A)  Most people today are food producers. 
B)  Most people today are foragers, supplemented with small-scale animal husbandry. 
C)  There is a roughly equal balance between foraging and food-producing cultures. 
D)  Most people today are foragers.

Question 14

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 15

The spread of agriculture may be linked to the need for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  territorial expansion 
B)  more food 
C)  permanent housing 
D)  saving animals 
A)  territorial expansion 
B)  more food 
C)  permanent housing 
D)  saving animals

Compared to food-collectors, horticulturalists generally __________.

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

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

Why are intensive agriculturalists more likely to face food shortages than horticultural societies?

How do Samoan villagers earn money to buy items such as machetes, kerosene, and flour?

In which region are foraging societies least likely to be found today?

Which of these trends is associated with the increasing commercialization of agriculture?

What herding strategies do contemporary Saami use?

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.

Why are the majority of intensive agricultural societies located outside of the tropics?

If climate change is involved in the emergence of agriculture, the transition may have occurred when __________ no longer provided sufficient resources to support the population.

How might we best describe the subsistence strategies of contemporary cultures?

From where do most traditional pastoralists get their animal protein?

The spread of agriculture may be linked to the need for __________.

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Compared to food-collectors, horticulturalists generally __________.

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

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

Why are intensive agriculturalists more likely to face food shortages than horticultural societies?

How do Samoan villagers earn money to buy items such as machetes, kerosene, and flour?

In which region are foraging societies least likely to be found today?

Which of these trends is associated with the increasing commercialization of agriculture?

What herding strategies do contemporary Saami use?

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.

Why are the majority of intensive agricultural societies located outside of the tropics?

If climate change is involved in the emergence of agriculture, the transition may have occurred when __________ no longer provided sufficient resources to support the population.

How might we best describe the subsistence strategies of contemporary cultures?

From where do most traditional pastoralists get their animal protein?

The spread of agriculture may be linked to the need for __________.

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

Global Problems

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