Question 1

In anthropology,geographic regions where a number of societies have similar ways of life are known as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) social areas 
B) comparable places 
C) parallel life styles 
D) convergent cultures 
E) culture areas 
A) social areas 
B) comparable places 
C) parallel life styles 
D) convergent cultures 
E) culture areas

Question 2

Mekranoti produces _____________ times more kilocalories of food a day than the United States food producer.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 2 
C) 100 
D) 50 
E) 10 
A) 5 
B) 2 
C) 100 
D) 50 
E) 10

Question 3

The hunting and butchering of large game as well as the processing of hard or tough raw materials are almost universally _______________ occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) gender shared 
B) female 
C) stigmatized 
D) respected 
E) male 
A) gender shared 
B) female 
C) stigmatized 
D) respected 
E) male

Question 4

The Inna Indians ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) live in Labrador 
B) relied heavily on hunting to obtain food 
C) kept men's and women's tasks separate 
D) accorded women great autonomy 
E) all of the above 
A) live in Labrador 
B) relied heavily on hunting to obtain food 
C) kept men's and women's tasks separate 
D) accorded women great autonomy 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Many Bakhtiari are well educated,having attended university at home or abroad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: Ju/’hoansi
Aymara
Bakhtiari
Innu (Montagnais)
Comanche

Accepted Answer

The Answer of foragers of Idaho and West Asian pastoralists is...

Question 7

Cultural features which are basic in the society's way of making its living are _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) national values 
B) cultural evolution 
C) culture cores 
D) culture assessments 
E) all of the above 
A) national values 
B) cultural evolution 
C) culture cores 
D) culture assessments 
E) all of the above

Question 8

In Southeast Asia,the crop complex adapted to tropical wetlands was _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) wheat,barley,flax,rye,millet 
B) rice,yam,taro 
C) maize,beans,squash 
D) manioc 
E) rhubarb 
A) wheat,barley,flax,rye,millet 
B) rice,yam,taro 
C) maize,beans,squash 
D) manioc 
E) rhubarb

Question 9

All of the following statements except one correctly describe food foraging societies.Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A) They are egalitarian. 
B) They are small nomadic groups living within a fix territory. 
C) They are primitive because they did not progress to a higher level. 
D) They are not very aggressive or warlike. 
E) They live in marginal areas of the world today. 
A) They are egalitarian. 
B) They are small nomadic groups living within a fix territory. 
C) They are primitive because they did not progress to a higher level. 
D) They are not very aggressive or warlike. 
E) They live in marginal areas of the world today.

Question 10

The cultivation of crops using hand tools such as digging sticks or hoes is a type of farming called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture 
B) slash-and-burn 
C) horticulture 
D) low-tech farming 
E) pastoralism 
A) agriculture 
B) slash-and-burn 
C) horticulture 
D) low-tech farming 
E) pastoralism

Question 11

A significant factor in regulating population size among the Ju/'hoansi seems to be _______________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

One of the most significant characteristics of the food-producing way of life was the development of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) permanent settlements 
B) transient populations 
C) skillful hunters 
D) adept gathers 
E) increased egalitarianism 
A) permanent settlements 
B) transient populations 
C) skillful hunters 
D) adept gathers 
E) increased egalitarianism

Question 13

Today food foraging societies _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are found only in the world's most marginal areas 
B) make up the majority of the world's population 
C) have not existed for 1,000 years 
D) have their pick of the best environments 
E) represent a primitive,undeveloped way of life 
A) are found only in the world's most marginal areas 
B) make up the majority of the world's population 
C) have not existed for 1,000 years 
D) have their pick of the best environments 
E) represent a primitive,undeveloped way of life

Question 14

_______________ is the process organisms undergo to achieve a beneficial adjustment to a particular environment,which not only leads to biological changes in the organisms but also impacts their environment.

Accepted Answer

A) Accommodation 
B) Acculturation 
C) Adaptation 
D) Assimilation 
E) Incorporation 
A) Accommodation 
B) Acculturation 
C) Adaptation 
D) Assimilation 
E) Incorporation

Question 15

Among food foragers,wealth is a sign of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The long history of human involvement in hunting and gathering as a mode of cultural adaptation probably helped to shape ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a strong sense of competition which is useful in modern urban-industrial society 
B) a deep-rooted sense of aggressiveness which served as a form of pre-adaptation to the jungle of today's cities 
C) the dominating and aggressive temperament of males 
D) the submissive and non-aggressive temperament of females 
E) none of the above 
A) a strong sense of competition which is useful in modern urban-industrial society 
B) a deep-rooted sense of aggressiveness which served as a form of pre-adaptation to the jungle of today's cities 
C) the dominating and aggressive temperament of males 
D) the submissive and non-aggressive temperament of females 
E) none of the above

Question 17

Unlike agriculturalists,horticulturalists usually produce a surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The process of adaptation establishes a continually changing balance between the needs of the population and the potential of its environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Mekranoti,it was found,don't have to work very hard to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_______________ introduced the term Neolithic revolution to refer to the profound culture change associated with domestication of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

A) Franz Boas 
B) Stephen Jay Gould 
C) Jane Goodall 
D) Gordon Childe 
E) James G.Frazer 
A) Franz Boas 
B) Stephen Jay Gould 
C) Jane Goodall 
D) Gordon Childe 
E) James G.Frazer

In anthropology,geographic regions where a number of societies have similar ways of life are known as ________________.

Mekranoti produces _____________ times more kilocalories of food a day than the United States food producer.

The hunting and butchering of large game as well as the processing of hard or tough raw materials are almost universally _______________ occupations.

The Inna Indians ________________.

Many Bakhtiari are well educated,having attended university at home or abroad.

Cultural features which are basic in the society's way of making its living are _________________________.

In Southeast Asia,the crop complex adapted to tropical wetlands was _______________.

All of the following statements except one correctly describe food foraging societies.Which is it?

The cultivation of crops using hand tools such as digging sticks or hoes is a type of farming called ________________.

A significant factor in regulating population size among the Ju/'hoansi seems to be _______________.

One of the most significant characteristics of the food-producing way of life was the development of _______________.

Today food foraging societies _______________.

_______________ is the process organisms undergo to achieve a beneficial adjustment to a particular environment,which not only leads to biological changes in the organisms but also impacts their environment.

Among food foragers,wealth is a sign of deviance.

The long history of human involvement in hunting and gathering as a mode of cultural adaptation probably helped to shape ______________.

Unlike agriculturalists,horticulturalists usually produce a surplus.

The process of adaptation establishes a continually changing balance between the needs of the population and the potential of its environment.

The Mekranoti,it was found,don't have to work very hard to survive.

_______________ introduced the term Neolithic revolution to refer to the profound culture change associated with domestication of plants and animals.

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Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

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Exam 7: Patterns of Subsistence

In anthropology,geographic regions where a number of societies have similar ways of life are known as ________________.

Mekranoti produces _____________ times more kilocalories of food a day than the United States food producer.

The hunting and butchering of large game as well as the processing of hard or tough raw materials are almost universally _______________ occupations.

The Inna Indians ________________.

Many Bakhtiari are well educated,having attended university at home or abroad.

Cultural features which are basic in the society's way of making its living are _________________________.

In Southeast Asia,the crop complex adapted to tropical wetlands was _______________.

All of the following statements except one correctly describe food foraging societies.Which is it?

The cultivation of crops using hand tools such as digging sticks or hoes is a type of farming called ________________.

A significant factor in regulating population size among the Ju/'hoansi seems to be _______________.

One of the most significant characteristics of the food-producing way of life was the development of _______________.

Today food foraging societies _______________.

_______________ is the process organisms undergo to achieve a beneficial adjustment to a particular environment,which not only leads to biological changes in the organisms but also impacts their environment.

Among food foragers,wealth is a sign of deviance.

The long history of human involvement in hunting and gathering as a mode of cultural adaptation probably helped to shape ______________.

Unlike agriculturalists,horticulturalists usually produce a surplus.

The process of adaptation establishes a continually changing balance between the needs of the population and the potential of its environment.

The Mekranoti,it was found,don't have to work very hard to survive.

_______________ introduced the term Neolithic revolution to refer to the profound culture change associated with domestication of plants and animals.

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