Question 1

For most horticulturalists, people __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not own the land, but own the foods obtained from it 
B)  own the land but not the foods obtained from it 
C)  own neither the land nor the foods obtained from it 
D)  own both the land and the foods obtained from it 
A)  do not own the land, but own the foods obtained from it 
B)  own the land but not the foods obtained from it 
C)  own neither the land nor the foods obtained from it 
D)  own both the land and the foods obtained from it

Question 2

In contrast to food collectors, horticulturalists __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  generally grant individual families the exclusive right to land while in use 
B)  usually grant permanent ownership of land to individual families 
C)  rarely defend group territories 
D)  usually grant individuals fewer claims to the land 
A)  generally grant individual families the exclusive right to land while in use 
B)  usually grant permanent ownership of land to individual families 
C)  rarely defend group territories 
D)  usually grant individuals fewer claims to the land

Question 3

Why do members of food-collecting societies not have private ownership of land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land has no intrinsic value to foragers; only the animals and plants on the land have value. 
B)  Land is too expensive to own, so most foragers are forced to rent land. 
C)  Private ownership has historically led to too much conflict, so they abandoned the practice. 
D)  Foragers do not usually have a measuring system to equitably distribute the land. 
A)  Land has no intrinsic value to foragers; only the animals and plants on the land have value. 
B)  Land is too expensive to own, so most foragers are forced to rent land. 
C)  Private ownership has historically led to too much conflict, so they abandoned the practice. 
D)  Foragers do not usually have a measuring system to equitably distribute the land.

Question 4

If you were to trade a pair of shoes you no longer want for a friend's discarded jacket, you would be participating in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  balanced reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity 
C)  redistribution 
D)  market exchange 
A)  balanced reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity 
C)  redistribution 
D)  market exchange

Question 5

Which of the following is an important social consequence of commercial agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  laborers migrate to urban centers in search of employment 
B)  social inequality decreases 
C)  there is less risk of famine due to crop failure 
D)  the ethic of generalized reciprocity increases 
A)  laborers migrate to urban centers in search of employment 
B)  social inequality decreases 
C)  there is less risk of famine due to crop failure 
D)  the ethic of generalized reciprocity increases

Question 6

Why do state authorities have a particularly unfavorable view of mobile pastoralists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their mobility makes them difficult to control. 
B)  They have no wealth with which to pay taxes. 
C)  Most pastoralists are fiercely territorial. 
D)  Pastoralists use up too much land for their population size. 
A)  Their mobility makes them difficult to control. 
B)  They have no wealth with which to pay taxes. 
C)  Most pastoralists are fiercely territorial. 
D)  Pastoralists use up too much land for their population size.

Question 7

In which societies can there be no profit motive for work?

Accepted Answer

A)  subsistence economies 
B)  post-industrial societies 
C)  capitalist nations 
D)  socialist systems 
A)  subsistence economies 
B)  post-industrial societies 
C)  capitalist nations 
D)  socialist systems

Question 8

In contrast to foraging societies, horticulturalists __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have part-time trade specialists 
B)  divide labor by interests, rather than by gender 
C)  have full-time, individual career paths 
D)  require all individuals to produce their own food 
A)  have part-time trade specialists 
B)  divide labor by interests, rather than by gender 
C)  have full-time, individual career paths 
D)  require all individuals to produce their own food

Question 9

Critically discuss the costs and benefits of having a market exchange economy. What advancements can be gained from this economic system? What social institutions are lost?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

What do anthropologists mean when they refer to peasant economies?

Accepted Answer

A)  communities that are somewhat more commercialized than traditional subsistence economies 
B)  people who are actively trying to break into the market economy 
C)  groups that have a money-based, market economy but do not hold much wealth 
D)  societies that maintain their traditional subsistence economy 
A)  communities that are somewhat more commercialized than traditional subsistence economies 
B)  people who are actively trying to break into the market economy 
C)  groups that have a money-based, market economy but do not hold much wealth 
D)  societies that maintain their traditional subsistence economy

Question 11

Compared to horticulturalists, nomadic pastoralists __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  own relatively few personal goods 
B)  generally produce more of their own food 
C)  are more sedentary 
D)  produce more surplus agricultural crops 
A)  own relatively few personal goods 
B)  generally produce more of their own food 
C)  are more sedentary 
D)  produce more surplus agricultural crops

Question 12

In a(n) __________ production system, most people produce their own food, but an aristocracy controls a portion of the production.

Accepted Answer

A)  tributary 
B)  domestic 
C)  industrial 
D)  communal 
A)  tributary 
B)  domestic 
C)  industrial 
D)  communal

Question 13

How does the addition of a cash crop to an economic and subsistence strategy affect the society in question?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should includ

Question 14

What do anthropologists call the transformation of resources into food, tools, and other goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  production 
B)  manufacturing 
C)  industry 
D)  economics 
A)  production 
B)  manufacturing 
C)  industry 
D)  economics

Question 15

All societies divide labor by what two factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender and age 
B)  productivity and gender 
C)  class and productivity 
D)  age and class 
A)  gender and age 
B)  productivity and gender 
C)  class and productivity 
D)  age and class

Question 16

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive agriculture 
B)  horticulture 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  food collecting 
A)  intensive agriculture 
B)  horticulture 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  food collecting

Question 17

What is an important basis for work organization in nonindustrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship ties 
B)  neighborhood associations 
C)  short-term contracts 
D)  permanent employment 
A)  kinship ties 
B)  neighborhood associations 
C)  short-term contracts 
D)  permanent employment

Question 18

The term "transnationals" refers to migrants who __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  move back and forth between their homelands and their adopted countries 
B)  move from one country to another, living in three or more nations throughout their lives 
C)  permanently move from their homelands to a new country 
D)  move temporarily to another country for work, sending money back home 
A)  move back and forth between their homelands and their adopted countries 
B)  move from one country to another, living in three or more nations throughout their lives 
C)  permanently move from their homelands to a new country 
D)  move temporarily to another country for work, sending money back home

Question 19

Bills, coins, and electronic transfers of wealth in our own society represent what type of money?

Accepted Answer

A)  general-purpose 
B)  multi-purpose 
C)  special-purpose 
D)  local-purpose 
A)  general-purpose 
B)  multi-purpose 
C)  special-purpose 
D)  local-purpose

Question 20

Researchers studying the Tsimane have found that, among foragers who also farm, those who grow a cash crop __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are most likely to clear more forest 
B)  live in more permanent settlements 
C)  have a more diverse diet 
D)  are more likely to use migrant labor 
A)  are most likely to clear more forest 
B)  live in more permanent settlements 
C)  have a more diverse diet 
D)  are more likely to use migrant labor

For most horticulturalists, people __________.

In contrast to food collectors, horticulturalists __________.

Why do members of food-collecting societies not have private ownership of land?

If you were to trade a pair of shoes you no longer want for a friend's discarded jacket, you would be participating in __________.

Which of the following is an important social consequence of commercial agriculture?

Why do state authorities have a particularly unfavorable view of mobile pastoralists?

In which societies can there be no profit motive for work?

In contrast to foraging societies, horticulturalists __________.

Critically discuss the costs and benefits of having a market exchange economy. What advancements can be gained from this economic system? What social institutions are lost?

What do anthropologists mean when they refer to peasant economies?

Compared to horticulturalists, nomadic pastoralists __________.

In a(n) __________ production system, most people produce their own food, but an aristocracy controls a portion of the production.

How does the addition of a cash crop to an economic and subsistence strategy affect the society in question?

What do anthropologists call the transformation of resources into food, tools, and other goods?

All societies divide labor by what two factors?

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?

What is an important basis for work organization in nonindustrial societies?

The term "transnationals" refers to migrants who __________.

Bills, coins, and electronic transfers of wealth in our own society represent what type of money?

Researchers studying the Tsimane have found that, among foragers who also farm, those who grow a cash crop __________.

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

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

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Exam 7: Economic Systems

For most horticulturalists, people __________.

In contrast to food collectors, horticulturalists __________.

Why do members of food-collecting societies not have private ownership of land?

If you were to trade a pair of shoes you no longer want for a friend's discarded jacket, you would be participating in __________.

Which of the following is an important social consequence of commercial agriculture?

Why do state authorities have a particularly unfavorable view of mobile pastoralists?

In which societies can there be no profit motive for work?

In contrast to foraging societies, horticulturalists __________.

Critically discuss the costs and benefits of having a market exchange economy. What advancements can be gained from this economic system? What social institutions are lost?

What do anthropologists mean when they refer to peasant economies?

Compared to horticulturalists, nomadic pastoralists __________.

In a(n) __________ production system, most people produce their own food, but an aristocracy controls a portion of the production.

How does the addition of a cash crop to an economic and subsistence strategy affect the society in question?

What do anthropologists call the transformation of resources into food, tools, and other goods?

All societies divide labor by what two factors?

Which of these subsistence strategies finds the individual ownership of land most important?

What is an important basis for work organization in nonindustrial societies?

The term "transnationals" refers to migrants who __________.

Bills, coins, and electronic transfers of wealth in our own society represent what type of money?

Researchers studying the Tsimane have found that, among foragers who also farm, those who grow a cash crop __________.

What Is Anthropology

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

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

Filters