Question 1

Define foraging.

Accepted Answer

It is a food-getting strategy that does not involve food production or domestication of animals and that involves no conscious effort to alter the environment.

Question 2

How is pastoralism different from ranching?

Accepted Answer

Pastoralists raise their animals on semi-arid grasslands whose vegetation is not a human food source,while ranchers feed their livestock grain,a human food source.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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 5

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 6

What major challenges are the Gwich'in of northeastern Alaska facing as a result of global warming?

Accepted Answer

There have been increased forest fires,d

Question 7

It is likely that difficult and dangerous conditions in the meat packing industry will soon result in new,strong government regulation of that industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

How is agriculture different from horticulture?

Accepted Answer

It involves more complex forms

Question 10

A major characteristic of industrialism is that it:

Accepted Answer

A) Is an energy-conserving strategy. 
B) Restrains population growth. 
C) Is incompatible with urbanization. 
D) First occurred at the same time in different parts of the Western and non-Western world. 
E) Invariably expands beyond its own boundaries. 
A) Is an energy-conserving strategy. 
B) Restrains population growth. 
C) Is incompatible with urbanization. 
D) First occurred at the same time in different parts of the Western and non-Western world. 
E) Invariably expands beyond its own boundaries.

Question 11

The change from foraging to food production was revolutionary in that it happened within a very short period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe ways in which seasonal variation in the environment structures the activities of the Gwich'in,the Yarahmadzai,the Lua',and Musha,the Egyptian village.

Accepted Answer

Seasonal variation in the environment pl

Question 13

The example of the Kayapo of the Xingu River Basin in South America shows that traditional people were often capable of destroying their own environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe an agricultural two-year cycle using what you have learned from Musha,Egypt.

Accepted Answer

In the first year,cotton is planted in t

Question 15

What are the primary steps in swidden cultivation?

Accepted Answer

Swidden involves cle

Question 16

Agriculture requires more capital investment than horticulture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why did the American beef industry experience a boom after World War II?

Accepted Answer

There was a rise in standard of living a

Question 18

Name the three basic criteria of each subsistence strategy.

Accepted Answer

The criteria are pop

Question 19

The major areas of pastoralism are found in:

Accepted Answer

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 20

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.

Define foraging.

How is pastoralism different from ranching?

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

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

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

What major challenges are the Gwich'in of northeastern Alaska facing as a result of global warming?

It is likely that difficult and dangerous conditions in the meat packing industry will soon result in new,strong government regulation of that industry.

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

How is agriculture different from horticulture?

A major characteristic of industrialism is that it:

The change from foraging to food production was revolutionary in that it happened within a very short period of time.

Describe ways in which seasonal variation in the environment structures the activities of the Gwich'in,the Yarahmadzai,the Lua',and Musha,the Egyptian village.

The example of the Kayapo of the Xingu River Basin in South America shows that traditional people were often capable of destroying their own environments.

Describe an agricultural two-year cycle using what you have learned from Musha,Egypt.

What are the primary steps in swidden cultivation?

Agriculture requires more capital investment than horticulture.

Why did the American beef industry experience a boom after World War II?

Name the three basic criteria of each subsistence strategy.

The major areas of pastoralism are found in:

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

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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Exam 5: Making a Living

Define foraging.

How is pastoralism different from ranching?

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

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

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

What major challenges are the Gwich'in of northeastern Alaska facing as a result of global warming?

It is likely that difficult and dangerous conditions in the meat packing industry will soon result in new,strong government regulation of that industry.

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

How is agriculture different from horticulture?

A major characteristic of industrialism is that it:

The change from foraging to food production was revolutionary in that it happened within a very short period of time.

Describe ways in which seasonal variation in the environment structures the activities of the Gwich'in,the Yarahmadzai,the Lua',and Musha,the Egyptian village.

The example of the Kayapo of the Xingu River Basin in South America shows that traditional people were often capable of destroying their own environments.

Describe an agricultural two-year cycle using what you have learned from Musha,Egypt.

What are the primary steps in swidden cultivation?

Agriculture requires more capital investment than horticulture.

Why did the American beef industry experience a boom after World War II?

Name the three basic criteria of each subsistence strategy.

The major areas of pastoralism are found in:

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

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