Exam 16: Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Pollution,although a worldwide consequence of certain agricultural and industrial activities,is more of a problem in _______________ because chemicals that may be banned in richer nations can be used more easily.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 41

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 42

Global corporations were rare before the latter half of the 20th century.

(True/False)

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Question 43

In south Asia,the result of maternal and fetal undernutrition and malnutrition is low birth weight.The cause of the problem is maternal and fetal undernutrition and malnutrition.As such,this situation would be considered a form of structural _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 44

Match the term with the relevant example.

economic hard power

an U.S. middle age woman is convinced by media infomercials that she needs to get plastic surgery to look better

soft power

Puerto Ricans of NEW York City have their own barrio with distinctive cultural traits

global culture

tobacco companies refused to give internal information to the US Congress

Correct Answer:

Verified

economic hard power

soft power

global culture

structural violence

cultural pluralism

(Matching)

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Question 45

Most people plan for the future by looking at trends in _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 46

_______________________________ refers to power that organizes and orchestrates the systemic interaction with and among societies.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 47

Of all the world's states,_______________ is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 48

Historical evidence supports the idea that a global culture will eliminate conflict.

(True/False)

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Question 49

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 50

The Karen separatist movement is occurring in the country of _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 51

If a country achieves "replacement reproduction," this means that _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 52

The Probo Koala dumped toxic waste in _______________ that caused more than 40,000 locals to get sick.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 53

The discipline of anthropology really does not provide much in the way of a critical and realistic understanding of the emergence of a global cultural system and its radical impact on local communities.

(True/False)

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Question 54

Today,about _______________ people in almost half of the world´s countries are either internally displaced or have crossed international borders as refugees.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 55

Fossil fuel use has dramatically increased carbon dioxide levels.

(True/False)

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Question 56

PCB contamination in breast milk is no where higher than among the _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 57

_______________ is a public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi ethnic society.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 58

Global corporations _______________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 59

So great is the power of _______________ that they increasingly thwart the wishes of governments.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 60

Pollution,although a worldwide consequence of certain agricultural and industrial activities,is more of a problem in _______________ because chemicals that may be banned in richer nations can be used more easily.

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called _______________.

Global corporations were rare before the latter half of the 20th century.

In south Asia,the result of maternal and fetal undernutrition and malnutrition is low birth weight.The cause of the problem is maternal and fetal undernutrition and malnutrition.As such,this situation would be considered a form of structural _______________.

Most people plan for the future by looking at trends in _______________.

_______________________________ refers to power that organizes and orchestrates the systemic interaction with and among societies.

Of all the world's states,_______________ is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

Historical evidence supports the idea that a global culture will eliminate conflict.

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

The Karen separatist movement is occurring in the country of _______________.

If a country achieves "replacement reproduction," this means that _______________.

The Probo Koala dumped toxic waste in _______________ that caused more than 40,000 locals to get sick.

The discipline of anthropology really does not provide much in the way of a critical and realistic understanding of the emergence of a global cultural system and its radical impact on local communities.

Today,about _______________ people in almost half of the world´s countries are either internally displaced or have crossed international borders as refugees.

Fossil fuel use has dramatically increased carbon dioxide levels.

PCB contamination in breast milk is no where higher than among the _______________.

_______________ is a public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi ethnic society.

Global corporations _______________.

So great is the power of _______________ that they increasingly thwart the wishes of governments.

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

Patterns of Subsistence

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

Filters