Question 1

Musha,in Upper Egypt,is a typical contemporary peasant village in that the peasants:

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A) Are isolated from the outside world. 
B) Are in almost total control of their economy. 
C) Have hardly changed their culture in hundreds of years. 
D) Are highly constrained by government intervention. 
E) Are influential in government planning. 
A) Are isolated from the outside world. 
B) Are in almost total control of their economy. 
C) Have hardly changed their culture in hundreds of years. 
D) Are highly constrained by government intervention. 
E) Are influential in government planning. D

Question 2

__________ are rural,food-producing populations that are incorporated into larger state societies.

Accepted Answer

Peasants.

Question 3

Compare and contrast transhumant and nomadic pastoralism.

Accepted Answer

Transhumant pastoralism is a form in which herd animals are moved regularly throughout the year to different areas as pasture becomes available.Nomadic pastoralism occurs when the whole social group and their animals move in search of pasture.

Question 4

Historically,the greatest source of environmental degradation has been:

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A) Slash and burn farming practiced by traditional peoples. 
B) Consumer desires and energy needs in wealthy nations. 
C) Slash and burn farming practiced by modern peasants. 
D) Traditional agriculture done without soil erosion control techniques. 
E) Collection and burning of wood for cooking fires in large cities in poor nations. 
A) Slash and burn farming practiced by traditional peoples. 
B) Consumer desires and energy needs in wealthy nations. 
C) Slash and burn farming practiced by modern peasants. 
D) Traditional agriculture done without soil erosion control techniques. 
E) Collection and burning of wood for cooking fires in large cities in poor nations.

Question 5

Which of the following was a critical change in rural America related to the increase in beef consumption in the late 20ᵗʰ century?

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A) Increasing wealth of farmers (along with the increasing tendency of their children to leave the farm). 
B) Increasing presence of Wal-mart and other superstores and decline of family-owned businesses. 
C) Increasing domination by large corporate farming operations and decline of family farm. 
D) Increasing opportunities in rural America leading populations to return from cities to rural areas. 
E) Increasing importance of education in rural school districts. 
A) Increasing wealth of farmers (along with the increasing tendency of their children to leave the farm). 
B) Increasing presence of Wal-mart and other superstores and decline of family-owned businesses. 
C) Increasing domination by large corporate farming operations and decline of family farm. 
D) Increasing opportunities in rural America leading populations to return from cities to rural areas. 
E) Increasing importance of education in rural school districts.

Question 6

What are the primary steps in swidden cultivation?

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Swidden involves cle

Question 7

The defining characteristic of horticulture is that:

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A) It is the most inefficient utilization of the environment. 
B) Fields are not used permanently but remain fallow for some time after being cultivated. 
C) Plows and labor-intensive methods are used. 
D) It cannot support populations over 25 persons per square mile. 
E) It is found only in the New World. 
A) It is the most inefficient utilization of the environment. 
B) Fields are not used permanently but remain fallow for some time after being cultivated. 
C) Plows and labor-intensive methods are used. 
D) It cannot support populations over 25 persons per square mile. 
E) It is found only in the New World.

Question 8

A major characteristic of the environment which shapes aboriginal Australian survival is:

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A) The absence of plants. 
B) The generally benign climate. 
C) Climatic stability throughout the year. 
D) The shortage of water. 
E) The presence of big game animals. 
A) The absence of plants. 
B) The generally benign climate. 
C) Climatic stability throughout the year. 
D) The shortage of water. 
E) The presence of big game animals.

Question 9

Pastoralism can be either transhumant or nomadic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following terms indicates the yield per person per hour of labor invested?

Accepted Answer

A) Efficiency. 
B) Productivity. 
C) Population density. 
D) Industrialism. 
E) Labor. 
A) Efficiency. 
B) Productivity. 
C) Population density. 
D) Industrialism. 
E) Labor.

Question 11

Today,only a very small percentage of the world's people live by foraging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The horticultural cycle of the Lua' indicates that they:

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A) Have little knowledge about the best growing conditions for a particular crop. 
B) Plant and harvest according to the government's willingness to buy their crops. 
C) Use their highly effective knowledge of their environment for subsistence and cash crops. 
D) Were better off l00 years ago when they were foragers in the same environment. 
E) Are unable to participate in cash cropping since they are distant from markets where their products would be in demand. 
A) Have little knowledge about the best growing conditions for a particular crop. 
B) Plant and harvest according to the government's willingness to buy their crops. 
C) Use their highly effective knowledge of their environment for subsistence and cash crops. 
D) Were better off l00 years ago when they were foragers in the same environment. 
E) Are unable to participate in cash cropping since they are distant from markets where their products would be in demand.

Question 13

Discuss the relationship between the physical environment and subsistence strategy,using three examples from the text.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the physical en

Question 14

Define industrialism as a subsistence strategy.

Accepted Answer

It is a system of production o

Question 15

Name three advantages of using a plow in agriculture.

Accepted Answer

It is more efficient at loosen

Question 16

Define foraging.

Accepted Answer

It is a food-getting strategy

Question 17

In the last fifty years,the Lua' have increasingly moved from horticulture to agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Global warming has made it easier for the Inuit to hunt year-round and has therefore increased the number of Inuit living traditional lifestyles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Rural cultivators who produce for the subsistence of their households but are also integrated into larger,more complex state societies are called:

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A) Farmers. 
B) Horticulturalists. 
C) Agriculturalists. 
D) Peasants. 
E) Peons. 
A) Farmers. 
B) Horticulturalists. 
C) Agriculturalists. 
D) Peasants. 
E) Peons.

Question 20

As the Kayapo of the Xingu River Basin in South America demonstrate,people in non-industrial societies:

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A) Do not understand their environment. 
B) Have very simple methods for managing their resources. 
C) Would be better off with modern technology. 
D) Are committed to becoming modernized 
E) Have adapted to their environments without the use of modern science. 
A) Do not understand their environment. 
B) Have very simple methods for managing their resources. 
C) Would be better off with modern technology. 
D) Are committed to becoming modernized 
E) Have adapted to their environments without the use of modern science.

Musha,in Upper Egypt,is a typical contemporary peasant village in that the peasants:

__________ are rural,food-producing populations that are incorporated into larger state societies.

Compare and contrast transhumant and nomadic pastoralism.

Historically,the greatest source of environmental degradation has been:

Which of the following was a critical change in rural America related to the increase in beef consumption in the late 20ᵗʰ century?

What are the primary steps in swidden cultivation?

The defining characteristic of horticulture is that:

A major characteristic of the environment which shapes aboriginal Australian survival is:

Pastoralism can be either transhumant or nomadic.

Which of the following terms indicates the yield per person per hour of labor invested?

Today,only a very small percentage of the world's people live by foraging.

The horticultural cycle of the Lua' indicates that they:

Discuss the relationship between the physical environment and subsistence strategy,using three examples from the text.

Define industrialism as a subsistence strategy.

Name three advantages of using a plow in agriculture.

Define foraging.

In the last fifty years,the Lua' have increasingly moved from horticulture to agriculture.

Global warming has made it easier for the Inuit to hunt year-round and has therefore increased the number of Inuit living traditional lifestyles.

Rural cultivators who produce for the subsistence of their households but are also integrated into larger,more complex state societies are called:

As the Kayapo of the Xingu River Basin in South America demonstrate,people in non-industrial societies:

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Musha,in Upper Egypt,is a typical contemporary peasant village in that the peasants:

__________ are rural,food-producing populations that are incorporated into larger state societies.

Compare and contrast transhumant and nomadic pastoralism.

Historically,the greatest source of environmental degradation has been:

Which of the following was a critical change in rural America related to the increase in beef consumption in the late 20ᵗʰ century?

What are the primary steps in swidden cultivation?

The defining characteristic of horticulture is that:

A major characteristic of the environment which shapes aboriginal Australian survival is:

Pastoralism can be either transhumant or nomadic.

Which of the following terms indicates the yield per person per hour of labor invested?

Today,only a very small percentage of the world's people live by foraging.

The horticultural cycle of the Lua' indicates that they:

Discuss the relationship between the physical environment and subsistence strategy,using three examples from the text.

Define industrialism as a subsistence strategy.

Name three advantages of using a plow in agriculture.

Define foraging.

In the last fifty years,the Lua' have increasingly moved from horticulture to agriculture.

Global warming has made it easier for the Inuit to hunt year-round and has therefore increased the number of Inuit living traditional lifestyles.

Rural cultivators who produce for the subsistence of their households but are also integrated into larger,more complex state societies are called:

As the Kayapo of the Xingu River Basin in South America demonstrate,people in non-industrial societies:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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