Exam 11: The Global Economy

According to anthropologists of finance, what is the driving force behind the global expansion of capitalism in the twenty-first century?

The text suggests that "ecological overshoot" is a likely consequence of our current global economy. What exactly does this mean?

What aspects of Adam Smith's perspective on economic growth do today's neoliberal privatization programs build on?

The pickpocket who stole your phone during your vacation engaged in an act of:

The "Triangle Trade" that emerged in the 1500s resulted in the exchange of goods, people, wealth, food, disease and ideas between

As a child, you may have received a small allowance-a bit of money on a somewhat regular occasion that you could use as you wished. This typically comes from a parent who also works at a regular job to support the family? What would an anthropologist call this?

What does the author mean by "bridges and barriers"? Give two examples each of potential bridges and barriers.

Your office has performed the traditional "Secret Santa" exchange for many years. In this event, every office mate brings a gift worth no more than $20 dollars to be anonymously given at the annual holiday party. This an example of:

Which is the primary adaptive strategy that includes hunting, fishing, and gathering plants for food?

Agriculture is an intensive farming strategy involving permanent cultivation of the land. What is an important characteristic of this process?

The European Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries relied on colonies for:

How does industrial agriculture compare to simpler subsistence strategies such as hunter-gatherers, pastoralism, horticulture, and low-intensity agriculture?

In the late 1400s, China was the world leader in the production and export of goods such as silk, porcelain, tea, fruit, drugs, cotton, weapons, etc., which Europeans desired; however, Europe produced few products of interest to the Chinese. Why did this encourage the European exploration of the Americas?