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

The physical environment affects culture,but culture does not affect the physical environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

The defining characteristic of horticulture is that:

Accepted Answer

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 5

The horticultural cycle of the Lua' indicates that they:

Accepted Answer

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An important source of income for the Egyptian village of Musha is the money sent back to the village by migrant labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Musha,Egypt,wheat and cotton are among the most important crops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 17

Name three advantages of using a plow in agriculture.

Accepted Answer

It is more efficient at loosen

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 19

Preindustrial agriculture uses all of the following techniques except:

Accepted Answer

A) Fertilizer. 
B) Selective livestock breeding. 
C) Crop rotation. 
D) Irrigation. 
E) Pesticides. 
A) Fertilizer. 
B) Selective livestock breeding. 
C) Crop rotation. 
D) Irrigation. 
E) Pesticides.

Question 20

The main subsistence crop of the Lua' is:

Accepted Answer

A) Wheat. 
B) Potatoes. 
C) Rice. 
D) Beans. 
E) Corn 
A) Wheat. 
B) Potatoes. 
C) Rice. 
D) Beans. 
E) Corn

Ecological anthropologists are most interested in:

The physical environment affects culture,but culture does not affect the physical environment.

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

The defining characteristic of horticulture is that:

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.

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

The earliest human food-getting strategy was:

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

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

An important source of income for the Egyptian village of Musha is the money sent back to the village by migrant labor.

Sea ice is critical to the Inuit because:

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

In Musha,Egypt,wheat and cotton are among the most important crops.

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:

Name three advantages of using a plow in agriculture.

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

Preindustrial agriculture uses all of the following techniques except:

The main subsistence crop of the Lua' is:

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Exam 5: Making a Living

Ecological anthropologists are most interested in:

The physical environment affects culture,but culture does not affect the physical environment.

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

The defining characteristic of horticulture is that:

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.

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

The earliest human food-getting strategy was:

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

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

An important source of income for the Egyptian village of Musha is the money sent back to the village by migrant labor.

Sea ice is critical to the Inuit because:

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

In Musha,Egypt,wheat and cotton are among the most important crops.

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:

Name three advantages of using a plow in agriculture.

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

Preindustrial agriculture uses all of the following techniques except:

The main subsistence crop of the Lua' is:

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