Question 1

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 2

Historically,the greatest source of environmental degradation has been:

Accepted Answer

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 3

Compare and contrast transhumant and nomadic pastoralism.

Accepted Answer

Transhumant pastoralism is a form in whi

Question 4

Which of the following is a culture change that has occurred recently in Musha,Egypt?

Accepted Answer

A) Women are becoming better educated than men. 
B) The population has decreased over the last 100 years. 
C) The income from cash crops is not as important as it once was. 
D) Few people leave the village to work. 
E) Tractors are now used for many purposes. 
A) Women are becoming better educated than men. 
B) The population has decreased over the last 100 years. 
C) The income from cash crops is not as important as it once was. 
D) Few people leave the village to work. 
E) Tractors are now used for many purposes.

Question 5

Among the Maasai,pasture land is:

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A) Owned by individual families. 
B) Passed from mother's brother to sister's son. 
C) Rented from the neighboring Nuer. 
D) Owned collectively rather than individually. 
E) Far less important than garden land and,therefore,ecologically degraded. 
A) Owned by individual families. 
B) Passed from mother's brother to sister's son. 
C) Rented from the neighboring Nuer. 
D) Owned collectively rather than individually. 
E) Far less important than garden land and,therefore,ecologically degraded.

Question 6

The peoples of the Great Sandy Desert in Australia traditionally made a living by:

Accepted Answer

A) Pastoralism. 
B) Foraging. 
C) Horticulture. 
D) Agriculture. 
E) Market trade. 
A) Pastoralism. 
B) Foraging. 
C) Horticulture. 
D) Agriculture. 
E) Market trade.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Pastoralism can be either transhumant or nomadic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the environmental impact of horticulture versus agriculture as subsistence strategies? Examine each subsistence system and then provide examples of environmental impact for each.

Accepted Answer

Horticulture and agriculture are both su

Question 13

The historic Maasai subsistence strategy takes account of the fact that in some years there will be drought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does it mean to say that horticulture is a "mixed subsistence strategy"?

Accepted Answer

It means that they g

Question 15

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 16

Under most conditions,foraging requires:

Accepted Answer

A) Strong,capable leadership. 
B) Complex and sophisticated tools. 
C) Clear and enforceable ideas about land ownership. 
D) The presence of nearby agricultural people. 
E) Independence and mobility. 
A) Strong,capable leadership. 
B) Complex and sophisticated tools. 
C) Clear and enforceable ideas about land ownership. 
D) The presence of nearby agricultural people. 
E) Independence and mobility.

Question 17

In the United States today,what percentage of the population currently is involved in agricultural production?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.5%. 
B) 1.0%. 
C) 2.5%. 
D) 4.0%. 
E) 12%. 
A) 0.5%. 
B) 1.0%. 
C) 2.5%. 
D) 4.0%. 
E) 12%.

Question 18

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 19

Define industrialism as a subsistence strategy.

Accepted Answer

It is a system of production o

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are rural,food-producing populations that are incorporated...

One result of the increased globalization of food is:

Historically,the greatest source of environmental degradation has been:

Compare and contrast transhumant and nomadic pastoralism.

Which of the following is a culture change that has occurred recently in Musha,Egypt?

Among the Maasai,pasture land is:

The peoples of the Great Sandy Desert in Australia traditionally made a living by:

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?

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

Which of the following best illustrates transhumant pastoralism?

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

Pastoralism can be either transhumant or nomadic.

What is the environmental impact of horticulture versus agriculture as subsistence strategies? Examine each subsistence system and then provide examples of environmental impact for each.

The historic Maasai subsistence strategy takes account of the fact that in some years there will be drought.

What does it mean to say that horticulture is a "mixed subsistence strategy"?

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

Under most conditions,foraging requires:

In the United States today,what percentage of the population currently is involved in agricultural production?

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

Define industrialism as a subsistence strategy.

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

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One result of the increased globalization of food is:

Historically,the greatest source of environmental degradation has been:

Compare and contrast transhumant and nomadic pastoralism.

Which of the following is a culture change that has occurred recently in Musha,Egypt?

Among the Maasai,pasture land is:

The peoples of the Great Sandy Desert in Australia traditionally made a living by:

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?

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

Which of the following best illustrates transhumant pastoralism?

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

Pastoralism can be either transhumant or nomadic.

What is the environmental impact of horticulture versus agriculture as subsistence strategies? Examine each subsistence system and then provide examples of environmental impact for each.

The historic Maasai subsistence strategy takes account of the fact that in some years there will be drought.

What does it mean to say that horticulture is a "mixed subsistence strategy"?

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

Under most conditions,foraging requires:

In the United States today,what percentage of the population currently is involved in agricultural production?

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

Define industrialism as a subsistence strategy.

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

Filters