Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the three elements of human social organization that developed with hunting?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual division of labor 
B) aggressive behavior 
C) food sharing 
D) the camp site 
E) all of the above 
A) sexual division of labor 
B) aggressive behavior 
C) food sharing 
D) the camp site 
E) all of the above

Question 2

The _______________ way of life is the oldest and most universal type of human adaptation.

Accepted Answer

A) pastoral 
B) horticultural 
C) food-foraging 
D) food-producing 
E) urban 
A) pastoral 
B) horticultural 
C) food-foraging 
D) food-producing 
E) urban

Question 3

Progress is always advancement for humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As anthropologists,we must avoid falling into the ethnocentric trap of equating change with progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The high fertility of Mekranoti garden plots comes from the soil,not from the trees that are burned there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The average number of people in a food foraging group is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) 300-350 
B) 1,000-1,200 
C) 100-150 
D) 1 million 
E) fewer than 100 
A) 300-350 
B) 1,000-1,200 
C) 100-150 
D) 1 million 
E) fewer than 100

Question 8

A peoples' cultural _______________ consists of a complex of ideas,activities and technologies that allow them to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation 
B) adaptation 
C) behavior 
D) innovation 
E) simplicity 
A) accommodation 
B) adaptation 
C) behavior 
D) innovation 
E) simplicity

Question 9

Pastoralists are like food foragers in that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) both have some members of the group who remain behind to protect the camp 
B) both live in areas that are marginal,that is,in areas where land is not suitable for farming 
C) both count on flexibility to get the game they hunt 
D) neither ever engages in horticulture 
E) males are extremely aggressive 
A) both have some members of the group who remain behind to protect the camp 
B) both live in areas that are marginal,that is,in areas where land is not suitable for farming 
C) both count on flexibility to get the game they hunt 
D) neither ever engages in horticulture 
E) males are extremely aggressive

Question 10

Food-sharing as a cultural tradition seems to be related to the shift to more frequent meat eating among genus Homo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Slash-and-burn agriculture,especially in the humid tropics,may be one of the best gardening techniques possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The food forager's idea of territory contributes as much to ____________________ as it does to equal food distribution.

Accepted Answer

A) stagnation 
B) failure to progress 
C) genetic inferiority 
D) economic equality 
E) social equality 
A) stagnation 
B) failure to progress 
C) genetic inferiority 
D) economic equality 
E) social equality

Question 13

In what country do we find the Mekranoti?

Accepted Answer

A) Namibia 
B) Australia 
C) Venezuela 
D) Brazil 
E) Paraguay 
A) Namibia 
B) Australia 
C) Venezuela 
D) Brazil 
E) Paraguay

Question 14

The Comanche and the Cheyenne were quite different culturally until they moved out onto the Great Plains and made use of the horse to hunt the buffalo and raid settled peoples.They then became more similar in cultural adaptations,a process called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) pre-adaptation 
B) development of a culture area 
C) convergent evolution 
D) parallel evolution 
E) an ecosystem 
A) pre-adaptation 
B) development of a culture area 
C) convergent evolution 
D) parallel evolution 
E) an ecosystem

Question 15

An anthropologist would probably find it difficult to define what "progress" is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_______________ is the development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestral cultures were already rather alike.

Accepted Answer

A) convergent evolution 
B) parallel evolution 
C) constant evolution 
D) adaptation 
E) diffusion 
A) convergent evolution 
B) parallel evolution 
C) constant evolution 
D) adaptation 
E) diffusion

Question 17

The Mekranoti constantly weed their gardens to keep the forest from invading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A number of anthropologists try to understand the relationship between native idea systems and how they inform a people about their ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) culture 
B) environment 
C) locality 
D) belief systems 
E) cultural expressions 
A) culture 
B) environment 
C) locality 
D) belief systems 
E) cultural expressions

Question 19

All of the societies that occupied the culture area of the Great Plains followed a similar pattern of life.Which of the following describes this culture area?

Accepted Answer

A) There were 31 politically independent tribes. 
B) All of these societies were dependent on the buffalo for food,clothing and shelter. 
C) The tribes were organized into warrior societies in which individuals gained prestige from hunting and fighting. 
D) Their caps were arranged in a distinctive circular pattern. 
E) All of the above describe the culture area of the Great Plains. 
A) There were 31 politically independent tribes. 
B) All of these societies were dependent on the buffalo for food,clothing and shelter. 
C) The tribes were organized into warrior societies in which individuals gained prestige from hunting and fighting. 
D) Their caps were arranged in a distinctive circular pattern. 
E) All of the above describe the culture area of the Great Plains.

Question 20

Those features of a culture that play a part in the society's way of making its living are called its _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural boundaries 
B) subsistence indicators 
C) culture core 
D) culture area 
E) cultural theme 
A) cultural boundaries 
B) subsistence indicators 
C) culture core 
D) culture area 
E) cultural theme

Which of the following is not one of the three elements of human social organization that developed with hunting?

The _______________ way of life is the oldest and most universal type of human adaptation.

Progress is always advancement for humans.

As anthropologists,we must avoid falling into the ethnocentric trap of equating change with progress.

A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

The high fertility of Mekranoti garden plots comes from the soil,not from the trees that are burned there.

The average number of people in a food foraging group is _______________.

A peoples' cultural _______________ consists of a complex of ideas,activities and technologies that allow them to survive.

Pastoralists are like food foragers in that _______________.

Food-sharing as a cultural tradition seems to be related to the shift to more frequent meat eating among genus Homo.

Slash-and-burn agriculture,especially in the humid tropics,may be one of the best gardening techniques possible.

The food forager's idea of territory contributes as much to ____________________ as it does to equal food distribution.

In what country do we find the Mekranoti?

The Comanche and the Cheyenne were quite different culturally until they moved out onto the Great Plains and made use of the horse to hunt the buffalo and raid settled peoples.They then became more similar in cultural adaptations,a process called _______________.

An anthropologist would probably find it difficult to define what "progress" is.

_______________ is the development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestral cultures were already rather alike.

The Mekranoti constantly weed their gardens to keep the forest from invading.

A number of anthropologists try to understand the relationship between native idea systems and how they inform a people about their ___________________________.

All of the societies that occupied the culture area of the Great Plains followed a similar pattern of life.Which of the following describes this culture area?

Those features of a culture that play a part in the society's way of making its living are called its _______________.

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Kinship and Descent

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Exam 7: Patterns of Subsistence

Which of the following is not one of the three elements of human social organization that developed with hunting?

The _______________ way of life is the oldest and most universal type of human adaptation.

Progress is always advancement for humans.

As anthropologists,we must avoid falling into the ethnocentric trap of equating change with progress.

A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

The high fertility of Mekranoti garden plots comes from the soil,not from the trees that are burned there.

The average number of people in a food foraging group is _______________.

A peoples' cultural _______________ consists of a complex of ideas,activities and technologies that allow them to survive.

Pastoralists are like food foragers in that _______________.

Food-sharing as a cultural tradition seems to be related to the shift to more frequent meat eating among genus Homo.

Slash-and-burn agriculture,especially in the humid tropics,may be one of the best gardening techniques possible.

The food forager's idea of territory contributes as much to ____________________ as it does to equal food distribution.

In what country do we find the Mekranoti?

The Comanche and the Cheyenne were quite different culturally until they moved out onto the Great Plains and made use of the horse to hunt the buffalo and raid settled peoples.They then became more similar in cultural adaptations,a process called _______________.

An anthropologist would probably find it difficult to define what "progress" is.

_______________ is the development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestral cultures were already rather alike.

The Mekranoti constantly weed their gardens to keep the forest from invading.

A number of anthropologists try to understand the relationship between native idea systems and how they inform a people about their ___________________________.

All of the societies that occupied the culture area of the Great Plains followed a similar pattern of life.Which of the following describes this culture area?

Those features of a culture that play a part in the society's way of making its living are called its _______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters