Question 1

About what percentage of the world's population currently lives in cities?

Accepted Answer

A) Under 15 percent. 
B) About 30 percent. 
C) Somewhat more than 50 percent. 
D) About 60 percent. 
E) About 75 percent. 
A) Under 15 percent. 
B) About 30 percent. 
C) Somewhat more than 50 percent. 
D) About 60 percent. 
E) About 75 percent. C

Question 2

The success of Gerald Murray's forestry projects in Haiti was based on:

Accepted Answer

A) Effective lobbying that caused American corporations to buy Haitian lumber. 
B) Treating trees as a cash crop. 
C) The support of key Haitian politicians. 
D) The use of a key informant. 
E) The fact that Murray was of Haitian ancestry. 
A) Effective lobbying that caused American corporations to buy Haitian lumber. 
B) Treating trees as a cash crop. 
C) The support of key Haitian politicians. 
D) The use of a key informant. 
E) The fact that Murray was of Haitian ancestry. B

Question 3

Population scientists have accurately estimated the human carrying capacity of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

How has political instability affected the Ju'hoansi?

Accepted Answer

They became soldiers in South

Question 5

Apple Corporation is the only one in the U.S.that has never been cited for labor abuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why is it difficult to measure the "carrying capacity" of the earth?

Accepted Answer

It depends on available technology,popul

Question 7

More than 1 billion of the world's population live on less than $1 a day but a meal for two at a good restaurant in a major wealthy city can easily top $100.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe the Basic Human Needs approach to development and explain its successes and failures.Present examples from the text.

Accepted Answer

The Basic Human Needs approach to develo

Question 9

According to the World Bank,about how many people in the world in 2006 were living on less than $1 per day?

Accepted Answer

A) 65 million 
B) 187 million 
C) 650 million 
D) 994 million 
E) 1 billion 
A) 65 million 
B) 187 million 
C) 650 million 
D) 994 million 
E) 1 billion

Question 10

What role does the Grameen Bank play in development projects?

Accepted Answer

This bank is a grassroots orga

Question 11

Has China's "One Child Policy" been a success? What advantages and disadvantages has it created?

Accepted Answer

The "One Child Policy" in China, which w

Question 12

What jobs are available to people in the Brazilian favela of Olinda?

Accepted Answer

They include laundre

Question 13

Name three different types of development approaches that were used in the post-colonial era.

Accepted Answer

They include moderni

Question 14

According to Susan Greenhalgh,among newly prosperous urban Chinese,girls are now considered as good as or even preferable to boys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Voluntary associations are most likely to emerge:

Accepted Answer

A) In hunting and gathering societies. 
B) Among newly urbanized populations in agricultural societies. 
C) As men's cults in patrilineal societies. 
D) In pastoral societies where farmers and pastoralists fight over land. 
E) As groups fighting for women's rights in male-dominated societies. 
A) In hunting and gathering societies. 
B) Among newly urbanized populations in agricultural societies. 
C) As men's cults in patrilineal societies. 
D) In pastoral societies where farmers and pastoralists fight over land. 
E) As groups fighting for women's rights in male-dominated societies.

Question 16

Because conditions in factories are difficult,Chinese workers take almost any opportunity to leave them and return to the countryside.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Jim Igoe,who worked with the Maasai,a critical problem with development is that:

Accepted Answer

A) Many projects are based in Western understandings that seem logical to the people who design the projects but less plausible to their recipients. 
B) Many projects assume a level of education that is just not present among the project recipients. 
C) Projects that are designed by local communities are often unacceptable to the people who have to fund them. 
D) Western project managers are rarely accepted by project recipients in poor nations. 
E) Although major donors want to fund large projects,the kinds more likely to work are small projects. 
A) Many projects are based in Western understandings that seem logical to the people who design the projects but less plausible to their recipients. 
B) Many projects assume a level of education that is just not present among the project recipients. 
C) Projects that are designed by local communities are often unacceptable to the people who have to fund them. 
D) Western project managers are rarely accepted by project recipients in poor nations. 
E) Although major donors want to fund large projects,the kinds more likely to work are small projects.

Question 18

Elites in poor nations are often opposed to population control programs because:

Accepted Answer

A) Such programs often run contrary to religion. 
B) Elites believe that their own chances of economic success are best with a very large family. 
C) Elites fear the social unrest that could result from attempts to force the poor to control their population. 
D) They suspect that wealthy nations promote population control in poor nations for their own self-interest. 
E) They believe their continued prosperity rests upon the fact that the poor of their nation remain poor because they have large families. 
A) Such programs often run contrary to religion. 
B) Elites believe that their own chances of economic success are best with a very large family. 
C) Elites fear the social unrest that could result from attempts to force the poor to control their population. 
D) They suspect that wealthy nations promote population control in poor nations for their own self-interest. 
E) They believe their continued prosperity rests upon the fact that the poor of their nation remain poor because they have large families.

Question 19

All of the following are common violations cited to Foxconn in its sweatshops in China,Brazil,Mexico,and other countries except:

Accepted Answer

A) Improper disposal of hazardous waste. 
B) Closing the factory without notifying the workers. 
C) Under-aged workers. 
D) Crowded dorms and living conditions. 
E) Falsification of records. 
A) Improper disposal of hazardous waste. 
B) Closing the factory without notifying the workers. 
C) Under-aged workers. 
D) Crowded dorms and living conditions. 
E) Falsification of records.

Question 20

One thing that anthropologists working in development do is try to counter the tendency of economists to believe that everyone thinks alike and responds to the same incentives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

About what percentage of the world's population currently lives in cities?

The success of Gerald Murray's forestry projects in Haiti was based on:

Population scientists have accurately estimated the human carrying capacity of the world.

How has political instability affected the Ju'hoansi?

Apple Corporation is the only one in the U.S.that has never been cited for labor abuses.

Why is it difficult to measure the "carrying capacity" of the earth?

More than 1 billion of the world's population live on less than $1 a day but a meal for two at a good restaurant in a major wealthy city can easily top $100.

Describe the Basic Human Needs approach to development and explain its successes and failures.Present examples from the text.

According to the World Bank,about how many people in the world in 2006 were living on less than $1 per day?

What role does the Grameen Bank play in development projects?

Has China's "One Child Policy" been a success? What advantages and disadvantages has it created?

What jobs are available to people in the Brazilian favela of Olinda?

Name three different types of development approaches that were used in the post-colonial era.

According to Susan Greenhalgh,among newly prosperous urban Chinese,girls are now considered as good as or even preferable to boys.

Voluntary associations are most likely to emerge:

Because conditions in factories are difficult,Chinese workers take almost any opportunity to leave them and return to the countryside.

According to Jim Igoe,who worked with the Maasai,a critical problem with development is that:

Elites in poor nations are often opposed to population control programs because:

All of the following are common violations cited to Foxconn in its sweatshops in China,Brazil,Mexico,and other countries except:

One thing that anthropologists working in development do is try to counter the tendency of economists to believe that everyone thinks alike and responds to the same incentives.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

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Exam 15: Culture, change, and the Modern World

About what percentage of the world's population currently lives in cities?

The success of Gerald Murray's forestry projects in Haiti was based on:

Population scientists have accurately estimated the human carrying capacity of the world.

How has political instability affected the Ju'hoansi?

Apple Corporation is the only one in the U.S.that has never been cited for labor abuses.

Why is it difficult to measure the "carrying capacity" of the earth?

More than 1 billion of the world's population live on less than $1 a day but a meal for two at a good restaurant in a major wealthy city can easily top $100.

Describe the Basic Human Needs approach to development and explain its successes and failures.Present examples from the text.

According to the World Bank,about how many people in the world in 2006 were living on less than $1 per day?

What role does the Grameen Bank play in development projects?

Has China's "One Child Policy" been a success? What advantages and disadvantages has it created?

What jobs are available to people in the Brazilian favela of Olinda?

Name three different types of development approaches that were used in the post-colonial era.

According to Susan Greenhalgh,among newly prosperous urban Chinese,girls are now considered as good as or even preferable to boys.

Voluntary associations are most likely to emerge:

Because conditions in factories are difficult,Chinese workers take almost any opportunity to leave them and return to the countryside.

According to Jim Igoe,who worked with the Maasai,a critical problem with development is that:

Elites in poor nations are often opposed to population control programs because:

All of the following are common violations cited to Foxconn in its sweatshops in China,Brazil,Mexico,and other countries except:

One thing that anthropologists working in development do is try to counter the tendency of economists to believe that everyone thinks alike and responds to the same incentives.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Filters