Question 1

Ecological anthropologists are most interested in:

Accepted Answer

A) Interactions between humans and their environments. 
B) Controlling human population growth. 
C) Protecting the natural environment. 
D) Increasing the world's food supply. 
E) Assessing the effectiveness of different methods of making a living. 
A) Interactions between humans and their environments. 
B) Controlling human population growth. 
C) Protecting the natural environment. 
D) Increasing the world's food supply. 
E) Assessing the effectiveness of different methods of making a living.

Question 2

In their adaptation to their harsh environment,the Australian aboriginals survived by:

Accepted Answer

A) Expanding their population. 
B) Using a wide variety of food sources. 
C) Hunting big game animals. 
D) Practicing vegetarianism. 
E) Using effective rituals to increase their food supply. 
A) Expanding their population. 
B) Using a wide variety of food sources. 
C) Hunting big game animals. 
D) Practicing vegetarianism. 
E) Using effective rituals to increase their food supply.

Question 3

In Lua' horticulture,women:

Accepted Answer

A) Play no role in cultivation but only process food. 
B) Harvest rice along with the men. 
C) Do all cultivation jobs except driving a tractor. 
D) Take care of the animals rather than work in the fields. 
E) Plant and harvest kitchen gardens but do not participate in growing or harvesting the principal crop. 
A) Play no role in cultivation but only process food. 
B) Harvest rice along with the men. 
C) Do all cultivation jobs except driving a tractor. 
D) Take care of the animals rather than work in the fields. 
E) Plant and harvest kitchen gardens but do not participate in growing or harvesting the principal crop.

Question 4

Because of global warming,the Gwich'in in northeastern Alaska are facing a high reduction in the number of seals they harvest each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Increasing beef consumption led to changes in the meat packaging industry.These included:

Accepted Answer

A) Increased importance of unions. 
B) Increasing use of unskilled immigrant labor. 
C) Rising wages for workers. 
D) Increasing need for highly educated work force. 
E) Movement of meat packing industry from rural to urban areas. 
A) Increased importance of unions. 
B) Increasing use of unskilled immigrant labor. 
C) Rising wages for workers. 
D) Increasing need for highly educated work force. 
E) Movement of meat packing industry from rural to urban areas.

Question 6

The major areas of pastoralism are found in:

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A) East Africa,the Australian desert,and the Canadian arctic. 
B) North America,the highlands of South America,and the Pacific Islands. 
C) East Africa,Southwest Asia,and the Subarctic. 
D) Eastern Europe,Southwest Asia,and North Africa. 
E) South American tropical forests,the Australian desert,and North Africa. 
A) East Africa,the Australian desert,and the Canadian arctic. 
B) North America,the highlands of South America,and the Pacific Islands. 
C) East Africa,Southwest Asia,and the Subarctic. 
D) Eastern Europe,Southwest Asia,and North Africa. 
E) South American tropical forests,the Australian desert,and North Africa.

Question 7

The number of individuals supported per square mile of earth is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The number of individuals supported per square...

Question 8

One result of the increased globalization of food is:

Accepted Answer

A) The revival of the family farm. 
B) Increased reliance on food that is easy to ship. 
C) Increased dependence on fast food and junk food. 
D) Increased power of groups such as the Slow Foods movement. 
A) The revival of the family farm. 
B) Increased reliance on food that is easy to ship. 
C) Increased dependence on fast food and junk food. 
D) Increased power of groups such as the Slow Foods movement.

Question 9

Extremely difficult working conditions in the meat packing industry:

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A) Have only occurred since the 1960s. 
B) Have improved dramatically now that most of the process is automated. 
C) Have been "normal" since the 19th century. 
D) Are a much greater problem for female workers than male workers. 
E) Have almost disappeared as the result of the unionization of the industry. 
A) Have only occurred since the 1960s. 
B) Have improved dramatically now that most of the process is automated. 
C) Have been "normal" since the 19th century. 
D) Are a much greater problem for female workers than male workers. 
E) Have almost disappeared as the result of the unionization of the industry.

Question 10

Which of the following best illustrates transhumant pastoralism?

Accepted Answer

A) The male cattle pastoralists of East Africa have two settlements and move their herds between these,while the women stay in the permanent dwelling year-round. 
B) The Saami reindeer herders and their families move across the frozen landscape during the winter months and in the summer take jobs as day laborers. 
C) The Yarahmadzai of Iran move with the entire village during the year from settlement to settlement,never knowing where they will be next. 
D) The Quechua herd their alpacas from one pasture to another as needed,depending on the climate.They never move their residence. 
E) Central Asian yak herders all live in one settlement permanently year-round and supplement the food for their animals.They do not switch settlements seasonally. 
A) The male cattle pastoralists of East Africa have two settlements and move their herds between these,while the women stay in the permanent dwelling year-round. 
B) The Saami reindeer herders and their families move across the frozen landscape during the winter months and in the summer take jobs as day laborers. 
C) The Yarahmadzai of Iran move with the entire village during the year from settlement to settlement,never knowing where they will be next. 
D) The Quechua herd their alpacas from one pasture to another as needed,depending on the climate.They never move their residence. 
E) Central Asian yak herders all live in one settlement permanently year-round and supplement the food for their animals.They do not switch settlements seasonally.

Question 11

Name two major changes that have occurred to the Inuit people's subsistence strategy during the past few decades.

Accepted Answer

Major changes are du

Question 12

Most contemporary foragers have been pushed back by more dominant cultures and are currently found in marginal areas of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Sea ice is critical to the Inuit because:

Accepted Answer

A) It allows animal herds to migrate from one area to another. 
B) It connects different Inuit communities. 
C) It is used as a highway and as a building material. 
D) It is their only supply of fresh water. 
E) It allows supply planes to land,bringing needed food and equipment as well as tourists. 
A) It allows animal herds to migrate from one area to another. 
B) It connects different Inuit communities. 
C) It is used as a highway and as a building material. 
D) It is their only supply of fresh water. 
E) It allows supply planes to land,bringing needed food and equipment as well as tourists.

Question 14

A critical way in which industrial production differs from other productive systems is:

Accepted Answer

A) Increased dependence on male labor. 
B) Substantially reduced working hours and greater free time. 
C) The focus of production moves from food to other goods. 
D) Increased dependence on female labor. 
E) Increasing economic equality among members of society. 
A) Increased dependence on male labor. 
B) Substantially reduced working hours and greater free time. 
C) The focus of production moves from food to other goods. 
D) Increased dependence on female labor. 
E) Increasing economic equality among members of society.

Question 15

The yield per person per unit of land is known as the population density.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For the Gwich'in,the most important result of climate change has been:

Accepted Answer

A) The increased presence of outside industries that have negative impacts on local culture. 
B) The need to find more sophisticated ways of keeping warm as their area cools. 
C) Increased contact with outsiders and increasing ability to sell furs and native crafts. 
D) The decrease in size and health of the caribou herd on which they depend. 
E) Increased ability to use snowmobiles to hunt caribou and fur bearing mammals. 
A) The increased presence of outside industries that have negative impacts on local culture. 
B) The need to find more sophisticated ways of keeping warm as their area cools. 
C) Increased contact with outsiders and increasing ability to sell furs and native crafts. 
D) The decrease in size and health of the caribou herd on which they depend. 
E) Increased ability to use snowmobiles to hunt caribou and fur bearing mammals.

Question 17

Like most horticulturalists,the Lua' traditionally plant:

Accepted Answer

A) Only one main crop. 
B) A variety of crops with rotating harvesting seasons. 
C) Whatever crops bring the highest price in the world market. 
D) Corn,beans,and squash. 
E) Year after year,in the fields closest to their villages. 
A) Only one main crop. 
B) A variety of crops with rotating harvesting seasons. 
C) Whatever crops bring the highest price in the world market. 
D) Corn,beans,and squash. 
E) Year after year,in the fields closest to their villages.

Question 18

The earliest human food-getting strategy was:

Accepted Answer

A) Horticulture. 
B) Industrialism. 
C) Foraging. 
D) Pastoralism. 
E) Fishing. 
A) Horticulture. 
B) Industrialism. 
C) Foraging. 
D) Pastoralism. 
E) Fishing.

Question 19

Pastoralism is mainly found in areas that are too dry to support human populations through agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are the advantages and disadvantages of industrializing the production of our food,such as the example of the American beef industry? What alternatives can you imagine to the global food industry we use today?

Accepted Answer

The industrialization of food production

Ecological anthropologists are most interested in:

In their adaptation to their harsh environment,the Australian aboriginals survived by:

In Lua' horticulture,women:

Because of global warming,the Gwich'in in northeastern Alaska are facing a high reduction in the number of seals they harvest each year.

Increasing beef consumption led to changes in the meat packaging industry.These included:

The major areas of pastoralism are found in:

The number of individuals supported per square mile of earth is called __________.

One result of the increased globalization of food is:

Extremely difficult working conditions in the meat packing industry:

Which of the following best illustrates transhumant pastoralism?

Name two major changes that have occurred to the Inuit people's subsistence strategy during the past few decades.

Most contemporary foragers have been pushed back by more dominant cultures and are currently found in marginal areas of the world.

Sea ice is critical to the Inuit because:

A critical way in which industrial production differs from other productive systems is:

The yield per person per unit of land is known as the population density.

For the Gwich'in,the most important result of climate change has been:

Like most horticulturalists,the Lua' traditionally plant:

The earliest human food-getting strategy was:

Pastoralism is mainly found in areas that are too dry to support human populations through agriculture.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of industrializing the production of our food,such as the example of the American beef industry? What alternatives can you imagine to the global food industry we use today?

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Ecological anthropologists are most interested in:

In their adaptation to their harsh environment,the Australian aboriginals survived by:

In Lua' horticulture,women:

Because of global warming,the Gwich'in in northeastern Alaska are facing a high reduction in the number of seals they harvest each year.

Increasing beef consumption led to changes in the meat packaging industry.These included:

The major areas of pastoralism are found in:

The number of individuals supported per square mile of earth is called __________.

One result of the increased globalization of food is:

Extremely difficult working conditions in the meat packing industry:

Which of the following best illustrates transhumant pastoralism?

Name two major changes that have occurred to the Inuit people's subsistence strategy during the past few decades.

Most contemporary foragers have been pushed back by more dominant cultures and are currently found in marginal areas of the world.

Sea ice is critical to the Inuit because:

A critical way in which industrial production differs from other productive systems is:

The yield per person per unit of land is known as the population density.

For the Gwich'in,the most important result of climate change has been:

Like most horticulturalists,the Lua' traditionally plant:

The earliest human food-getting strategy was:

Pastoralism is mainly found in areas that are too dry to support human populations through agriculture.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of industrializing the production of our food,such as the example of the American beef industry? What alternatives can you imagine to the global food industry we use today?

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

Filters