Question 1

How do contemporary pastoralists primarily obtain access to land for grazing?

Accepted Answer

A) Through contracts with landowners as they pass through areas. 
B) Through legal documents that allow them permanent use rights. 
C) Through labor exchange with agriculturalists as they pass through the areas. 
D) Through warfare and acquisition of property as they migrate through areas. 
E) Through inheritance of private property. 
A) Through contracts with landowners as they pass through areas. 
B) Through legal documents that allow them permanent use rights. 
C) Through labor exchange with agriculturalists as they pass through the areas. 
D) Through warfare and acquisition of property as they migrate through areas. 
E) Through inheritance of private property.

Question 2

Exchanging one's labor for a wage is a fundamental component of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The difference between a productive resource and a capital resource is:

Accepted Answer

A) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist everywhere. 
B) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist only in traditional societies. 
C) The ownership of capital resources makes one wealthy,but the ownership of productive resources does not. 
D) Capital resources are used to generate profit for their owners,while productive resources do not necessarily have this function. 
E) Capital resources can be sold or inherited,productive resources cannot. 
A) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist everywhere. 
B) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist only in traditional societies. 
C) The ownership of capital resources makes one wealthy,but the ownership of productive resources does not. 
D) Capital resources are used to generate profit for their owners,while productive resources do not necessarily have this function. 
E) Capital resources can be sold or inherited,productive resources cannot.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) An economic system that has become predominant in the last 300 years. 
B) A system designed to provide equal life-chances for all. 
C) A system designed to minimize differences in wealth among people. 
D) A critical means governments use to control the economy. 
E) An idea present in all societies. 
A) An economic system that has become predominant in the last 300 years. 
B) A system designed to provide equal life-chances for all. 
C) A system designed to minimize differences in wealth among people. 
D) A critical means governments use to control the economy. 
E) An idea present in all societies.

Question 5

A high degree of specialization of labor:

Accepted Answer

A) Is characteristic of all human societies. 
B) Occurs more among horticulturalists than pastoralists. 
C) Is unrelated to the food-getting strategy of a group. 
D) Exists only in industrialized societies. 
E) Tends to correlate with high population and agricultural intensification. 
A) Is characteristic of all human societies. 
B) Occurs more among horticulturalists than pastoralists. 
C) Is unrelated to the food-getting strategy of a group. 
D) Exists only in industrialized societies. 
E) Tends to correlate with high population and agricultural intensification.

Question 6

In a system of balanced reciprocity,giving a gift to someone:

Accepted Answer

A) Carries no obligations for either the giver or the receiver. 
B) Starts a pattern in which the giver will continue to present gifts and the recipient will show gratitude. 
C) Requires that the recipient return a more-or-less equivalent gift at a later date. 
D) Demands a counter-gift if the recipient is the same gender as the giver. 
E) Is only permitted if the giver is an adult and the recipient a child. 
A) Carries no obligations for either the giver or the receiver. 
B) Starts a pattern in which the giver will continue to present gifts and the recipient will show gratitude. 
C) Requires that the recipient return a more-or-less equivalent gift at a later date. 
D) Demands a counter-gift if the recipient is the same gender as the giver. 
E) Is only permitted if the giver is an adult and the recipient a child.

Question 7

Since they can be used in gardening,the key items exchanged in the Kula trade have great economic value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Economics is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) The study of financial fluctuations within a particular society. 
B) The study of the ways in which the choices people make combine to determine how their society uses resources for production and distribution. 
C) The study of the interaction between culture,politics,and finances. 
D) The study of how the financial market influences a society's financial and cultural elements. 
E) The study of activities that affect distribution,exchange,and consumption. 
A) The study of financial fluctuations within a particular society. 
B) The study of the ways in which the choices people make combine to determine how their society uses resources for production and distribution. 
C) The study of the interaction between culture,politics,and finances. 
D) The study of how the financial market influences a society's financial and cultural elements. 
E) The study of activities that affect distribution,exchange,and consumption.

Question 9

The economic production of Turkish women:

Accepted Answer

A) Is slight and has little impact on the overall economy. 
B) Is best understood in terms of their social obligations and relations of reciprocity. 
C) Is clearly demonstrated in women's basket weaving. 
D) Is best understood through the lens of market exchange. 
E) Is believed to have high monetary value in Turkish society. 
A) Is slight and has little impact on the overall economy. 
B) Is best understood in terms of their social obligations and relations of reciprocity. 
C) Is clearly demonstrated in women's basket weaving. 
D) Is best understood through the lens of market exchange. 
E) Is believed to have high monetary value in Turkish society.

Question 10

Material goods,natural resources,or information used to create other goods or information is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) Economic system. 
B) Consumption resources. 
C) Distributive resources. 
D) Productive resources. 
E) Economizing behavior. 
A) Economic system. 
B) Consumption resources. 
C) Distributive resources. 
D) Productive resources. 
E) Economizing behavior.

Question 11

There are many people in the United States who resist capitalism.Some common ways they do so are:

Accepted Answer

A) Joining unions. 
B) Telecommuting. 
C) Becoming college professors. 
D) Starting their own small companies. 
E) Garage sales,hunting,and gardening. 
A) Joining unions. 
B) Telecommuting. 
C) Becoming college professors. 
D) Starting their own small companies. 
E) Garage sales,hunting,and gardening.

Question 12

The potlatch is an example of negative reciprocity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Land is a changing aspect of each economic system.Describe the role of land under foraging,pastoralist,horticultural,and capitalist systems.How is it used and valued differently from one to another economic system?

Accepted Answer

Land plays a crucial role in each econom

Question 14

Marcel Mauss,and many other anthropologists,theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Hold societies together. 
B) Expand the technological base of a society. 
C) Build up the economic resources of some families at the expense of other families. 
D) Provide an outlet for the innate human desire to give and receive gifts. 
E) Build up the power of the state. 
A) Hold societies together. 
B) Expand the technological base of a society. 
C) Build up the economic resources of some families at the expense of other families. 
D) Provide an outlet for the innate human desire to give and receive gifts. 
E) Build up the power of the state.

Question 15

Productive resources are goods,natural resources,or information that is used to create other goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In economics,economizing behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A) Behavior designed to save money for a household. 
B) Choosing to buy a generic rather than a name brand product. 
C) Attempting to increase profits by investing savings. 
D) Only present in capitalist market economies. 
E) Making choices in ways believed to provide the greatest benefit. 
A) Behavior designed to save money for a household. 
B) Choosing to buy a generic rather than a name brand product. 
C) Attempting to increase profits by investing savings. 
D) Only present in capitalist market economies. 
E) Making choices in ways believed to provide the greatest benefit.

Question 17

Name three leveling mechanisms that exist in the Chiapas district of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Leveling occurs in t

Question 18

What are the three fundamental attributes of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

They are most productive resources are o

Question 19

Anthropology provides various techniques that can be useful in our market economy today.Choose two qualities of anthropology that you think would be particularly helpful to business and discuss the advantages each would bring to the corporate world.Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Two qualities of anthropology that would

Question 20

Today's market exchange system can be characterized by the phrase,"caveat emptor," which means:

Accepted Answer

A) "Let the buyer beware." 
B) "All trade is equal." 
C) "You break it,you buy it." 
D) "Fair trade is empty trade." 
E) "Heed all warnings." 
A) "Let the buyer beware." 
B) "All trade is equal." 
C) "You break it,you buy it." 
D) "Fair trade is empty trade." 
E) "Heed all warnings."

How do contemporary pastoralists primarily obtain access to land for grazing?

Exchanging one's labor for a wage is a fundamental component of capitalism.

The difference between a productive resource and a capital resource is:

Which of the following best describes capitalism?

A high degree of specialization of labor:

In a system of balanced reciprocity,giving a gift to someone:

Since they can be used in gardening,the key items exchanged in the Kula trade have great economic value.

Economics is defined as:

The economic production of Turkish women:

Material goods,natural resources,or information used to create other goods or information is known as the:

There are many people in the United States who resist capitalism.Some common ways they do so are:

The potlatch is an example of negative reciprocity.

Land is a changing aspect of each economic system.Describe the role of land under foraging,pastoralist,horticultural,and capitalist systems.How is it used and valued differently from one to another economic system?

Marcel Mauss,and many other anthropologists,theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:

Productive resources are goods,natural resources,or information that is used to create other goods.

In economics,economizing behavior is:

Name three leveling mechanisms that exist in the Chiapas district of Mexico.

What are the three fundamental attributes of capitalism?

Anthropology provides various techniques that can be useful in our market economy today.Choose two qualities of anthropology that you think would be particularly helpful to business and discuss the advantages each would bring to the corporate world.Provide examples.

Today's market exchange system can be characterized by the phrase,"caveat emptor," which means:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

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 6: Economics

How do contemporary pastoralists primarily obtain access to land for grazing?

Exchanging one's labor for a wage is a fundamental component of capitalism.

The difference between a productive resource and a capital resource is:

Which of the following best describes capitalism?

A high degree of specialization of labor:

In a system of balanced reciprocity,giving a gift to someone:

Since they can be used in gardening,the key items exchanged in the Kula trade have great economic value.

Economics is defined as:

The economic production of Turkish women:

Material goods,natural resources,or information used to create other goods or information is known as the:

There are many people in the United States who resist capitalism.Some common ways they do so are:

The potlatch is an example of negative reciprocity.

Land is a changing aspect of each economic system.Describe the role of land under foraging,pastoralist,horticultural,and capitalist systems.How is it used and valued differently from one to another economic system?

Marcel Mauss,and many other anthropologists,theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:

Productive resources are goods,natural resources,or information that is used to create other goods.

In economics,economizing behavior is:

Name three leveling mechanisms that exist in the Chiapas district of Mexico.

What are the three fundamental attributes of capitalism?

Anthropology provides various techniques that can be useful in our market economy today.Choose two qualities of anthropology that you think would be particularly helpful to business and discuss the advantages each would bring to the corporate world.Provide examples.

Today's market exchange system can be characterized by the phrase,"caveat emptor," which means:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

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