Question 1

What is the staple food of the Yarahmadzai?

Accepted Answer

A) alfalfa 
B) corn 
C) meat 
D) wheat 
E) milk 
A) alfalfa 
B) corn 
C) meat 
D) wheat 
E) milk E

Question 2

How has global warming affected the subsistence strategy of the Inuit peoples in the Arctic?

Accepted Answer

Global warming has significantly affected the subsistence strategy of the Inuit peoples in the Arctic. The melting of sea ice and permafrost has made it more difficult for the Inuit to hunt for traditional food sources such as seals, walruses, and polar bears. This has led to food insecurity and a loss of traditional knowledge and cultural practices. Additionally, the changing climate has also affected the migration patterns of animals, making it harder for the Inuit to predict where to find food. As a result, many Inuit communities have had to rely more on store-bought food, which is often more expensive and less nutritious. Overall, global warming has had a profound impact on the traditional subsistence lifestyle of the Inuit peoples in the Arctic.

Question 3

The productivity of any given environment is directly related to:

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of available biofuels. 
B) the amount of genetic diversity in the species present in the environment. 
C) the number of people living in an area. 
D) the technology used to exploit it. 
E) the availability of resources within specific climate zones. 
A) the amount of available biofuels. 
B) the amount of genetic diversity in the species present in the environment. 
C) the number of people living in an area. 
D) the technology used to exploit it. 
E) the availability of resources within specific climate zones. D

Question 4

Swidden cultivation is a type of:

Accepted Answer

A) industrialism. 
B) nomadic pastoralism. 
C) agriculture. 
D) horticulture. 
E) foraging. 
A) industrialism. 
B) nomadic pastoralism. 
C) agriculture. 
D) horticulture. 
E) foraging.

Question 5

The Lua' in northern Thailand most commonly practice what form of subsistence strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) pastoralism 
B) foraging 
C) industrialism 
D) agriculture 
E) horticulture 
A) pastoralism 
B) foraging 
C) industrialism 
D) agriculture 
E) horticulture

Question 6

Not all human societies are engaged in food production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

There is a severe crisis of plant species disappearance in the United States.One study found that _____ percent of the vegetable varieties available in the early 20th century are extinct today.

Accepted Answer

A) 63 
B) 47 
C) 97 
D) 77 
E) 58 
A) 63 
B) 47 
C) 97 
D) 77 
E) 58

Question 8

How has subsistence changed in the village of Musha,Egypt,in the past several decades?

Accepted Answer

A) Farmers have suffered years of drought and have begun to leave agricultural for pastoralist subsistence. 
B) Farmers have become more dependent on hired labor and equipment. 
C) Farmers have become more dependent on the government to regulate the pricing of rice. 
D) Farmers have begun to use more advanced technology and are now beginning to migrate to urban areas. 
E) Farmers now control the global cotton markets. 
A) Farmers have suffered years of drought and have begun to leave agricultural for pastoralist subsistence. 
B) Farmers have become more dependent on hired labor and equipment. 
C) Farmers have become more dependent on the government to regulate the pricing of rice. 
D) Farmers have begun to use more advanced technology and are now beginning to migrate to urban areas. 
E) Farmers now control the global cotton markets.

Question 9

What term do we use to identify the environmental impact that individual products have in our food chain?

Accepted Answer

A) fossil fuel impact 
B) oxygen footprint 
C) carbon impact 
D) carbon footprint 
E) erosion force 
A) fossil fuel impact 
B) oxygen footprint 
C) carbon impact 
D) carbon footprint 
E) erosion force

Question 10

_______________ was the sole form of subsistence used by human societies until about 10,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ was the sole form of subsistence...

Question 11

All of the following characterize contemporary industrial and postindustrial societies except:

Accepted Answer

A) greater mobility in the work force. 
B) decreased emphasis on skill and education. 
C) increasing importance of government bureaucracies. 
D) well-coordinated specialized labor forces. 
E) shrinking elite and managerial class. 
A) greater mobility in the work force. 
B) decreased emphasis on skill and education. 
C) increasing importance of government bureaucracies. 
D) well-coordinated specialized labor forces. 
E) shrinking elite and managerial class.

Question 12

Which of the following has suffered most directly from the spread of meatpacking and poultry-processing industries?

Accepted Answer

A) multinational corporations 
B) global trade networks 
C) rural communities 
D) urban areas 
E) government bureaucracies 
A) multinational corporations 
B) global trade networks 
C) rural communities 
D) urban areas 
E) government bureaucracies

Question 13

Which subsistence strategy supports the lowest population density?

Accepted Answer

A) foraging 
B) nomadic pastoralism 
C) transhumant pastoralism 
D) intensive cultivation 
E) horticulture 
A) foraging 
B) nomadic pastoralism 
C) transhumant pastoralism 
D) intensive cultivation 
E) horticulture

Question 14

The yield per person per hour of labor invested is called:

Accepted Answer

A) labor. 
B) efficiency. 
C) productivity. 
D) population density. 
E) sedentism. 
A) labor. 
B) efficiency. 
C) productivity. 
D) population density. 
E) sedentism.

Question 15

The proliferation of meat-eating in the West has had little effect on the rest of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare and contrast the five basic types of subsistence strategies.Describe a human society currently practicing the subsistence strategy.

Accepted Answer

The five basic types of subsistence stra

Question 17

Which of the following forms of technology is specifically related to the practice of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) nets 
B) rifles 
C) digging sticks 
D) plows 
E) hoes 
A) nets 
B) rifles 
C) digging sticks 
D) plows 
E) hoes

Question 18

All of the following are results of the Industrial Revolution and industrialization except:

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing consumer choices. 
B) decreased food supply to traditional foragers. 
C) high levels of environmental degradation. 
D) development of global warming. 
E) increasing carbon emissions. 
A) decreasing consumer choices. 
B) decreased food supply to traditional foragers. 
C) high levels of environmental degradation. 
D) development of global warming. 
E) increasing carbon emissions.

Question 19

The main subsistence crop of the Lua' people of northern Thailand is:

Accepted Answer

A) millet. 
B) corn. 
C) rice. 
D) sugar cane. 
E) wheat. 
A) millet. 
B) corn. 
C) rice. 
D) sugar cane. 
E) wheat.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a major area where pastoralism is found today?

Accepted Answer

A) Eastern North America 
B) Central Asia 
C) the Sub-Arctic 
D) East Africa 
E) North Africa 
A) Eastern North America 
B) Central Asia 
C) the Sub-Arctic 
D) East Africa 
E) North Africa

What is the staple food of the Yarahmadzai?

How has global warming affected the subsistence strategy of the Inuit peoples in the Arctic?

The productivity of any given environment is directly related to:

Swidden cultivation is a type of:

The Lua' in northern Thailand most commonly practice what form of subsistence strategy?

Not all human societies are engaged in food production.

There is a severe crisis of plant species disappearance in the United States.One study found that _____ percent of the vegetable varieties available in the early 20th century are extinct today.

How has subsistence changed in the village of Musha,Egypt,in the past several decades?

What term do we use to identify the environmental impact that individual products have in our food chain?

_______________ was the sole form of subsistence used by human societies until about 10,000 years ago.

All of the following characterize contemporary industrial and postindustrial societies except:

Which of the following has suffered most directly from the spread of meatpacking and poultry-processing industries?

Which subsistence strategy supports the lowest population density?

The yield per person per hour of labor invested is called:

The proliferation of meat-eating in the West has had little effect on the rest of the world.

Compare and contrast the five basic types of subsistence strategies.Describe a human society currently practicing the subsistence strategy.

Which of the following forms of technology is specifically related to the practice of agriculture?

All of the following are results of the Industrial Revolution and industrialization except:

The main subsistence crop of the Lua' people of northern Thailand is:

Which of the following is not a major area where pastoralism is found today?

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What is the staple food of the Yarahmadzai?

How has global warming affected the subsistence strategy of the Inuit peoples in the Arctic?

The productivity of any given environment is directly related to:

Swidden cultivation is a type of:

The Lua' in northern Thailand most commonly practice what form of subsistence strategy?

Not all human societies are engaged in food production.

There is a severe crisis of plant species disappearance in the United States.One study found that _____ percent of the vegetable varieties available in the early 20th century are extinct today.

How has subsistence changed in the village of Musha,Egypt,in the past several decades?

What term do we use to identify the environmental impact that individual products have in our food chain?

_______________ was the sole form of subsistence used by human societies until about 10,000 years ago.

All of the following characterize contemporary industrial and postindustrial societies except:

Which of the following has suffered most directly from the spread of meatpacking and poultry-processing industries?

Which subsistence strategy supports the lowest population density?

The yield per person per hour of labor invested is called:

The proliferation of meat-eating in the West has had little effect on the rest of the world.

Compare and contrast the five basic types of subsistence strategies.Describe a human society currently practicing the subsistence strategy.

Which of the following forms of technology is specifically related to the practice of agriculture?

All of the following are results of the Industrial Revolution and industrialization except:

The main subsistence crop of the Lua' people of northern Thailand is:

Which of the following is not a major area where pastoralism is found today?

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters