Question 1

Which of the following is not classified as a subsistence strategy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The highest levels of inequality are generated by industrialized societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In comparison with horticulture,the greater productivity associated with agriculture comes from all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of plows. 
B) more intensive use of labor. 
C) techniques of fertilization. 
D) more capital investment. 
E) leaving farm land fallow every 5 years. 
A) the use of plows. 
B) more intensive use of labor. 
C) techniques of fertilization. 
D) more capital investment. 
E) leaving farm land fallow every 5 years.

Question 4

How did industrialized agriculture change America's rural culture over the last 100 years?

Accepted Answer

Industrialized agriculture has had a sig

Question 5

Which of the following statements about global warming is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) It has affected modern-day foraging practices among the Inuit. 
B) The pelts of fox and marten are now thicker than they used to be. 
C) Melting ice has made it difficult for dog sleds to be used. 
D) Polar bears are now much thinner than they were generations ago. 
E) Walruses sometimes mistake whale hunters' boats for ice floes. 
A) It has affected modern-day foraging practices among the Inuit. 
B) The pelts of fox and marten are now thicker than they used to be. 
C) Melting ice has made it difficult for dog sleds to be used. 
D) Polar bears are now much thinner than they were generations ago. 
E) Walruses sometimes mistake whale hunters' boats for ice floes.

Question 6

Agriculturalists are more vulnerable to environmental changes than are horticulturalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pastoralism is a subsistence strategy that is likely to continue to exist in tropical wetland areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the Lua' of northern Thailand is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Although they practice some horticulture today,the Lua' are primarily pastoralists who travel seasonally. 
B) Today,the Lua' have become intensive agriculturalists because of land scarcity and government involvement. 
C) In the past,the Lua' lived by foraging,but government subsidies and land scarcity have drawn the Lua' into industrial wage labor. 
D) The Lua' lived very well as pastoralists,but since the 1960s they have worked as wage laborers. 
E) The Lua' no longer exist as a cultural group. 
A) Although they practice some horticulture today,the Lua' are primarily pastoralists who travel seasonally. 
B) Today,the Lua' have become intensive agriculturalists because of land scarcity and government involvement. 
C) In the past,the Lua' lived by foraging,but government subsidies and land scarcity have drawn the Lua' into industrial wage labor. 
D) The Lua' lived very well as pastoralists,but since the 1960s they have worked as wage laborers. 
E) The Lua' no longer exist as a cultural group.

Question 9

A society can extend its resource base through trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the five basic types of subsistence strategies found in human societies?

Accepted Answer

foraging,pastoralism

Question 11

Globalization involves the integration of three primary components.Name them.

Accepted Answer

resources,

Question 12

The domestication of plants and animals led directly to:

Accepted Answer

A) less stratified societies. 
B) better control of diseases. 
C) increases in health and nutrition. 
D) slowed population growth rates. 
E) a sedentary lifestyle. 
A) less stratified societies. 
B) better control of diseases. 
C) increases in health and nutrition. 
D) slowed population growth rates. 
E) a sedentary lifestyle.

Question 13

The Gwich'in peoples of the Arctic are classified as:

Accepted Answer

A) horticulturalists. 
B) industrialists. 
C) agriculturalists. 
D) pastoralists. 
E) foragers. 
A) horticulturalists. 
B) industrialists. 
C) agriculturalists. 
D) pastoralists. 
E) foragers.

Question 14

The agricultural revolution began with:

Accepted Answer

A) the development of the plow. 
B) the use of irrigation. 
C) the domestication of plants and animals. 
D) the advent of class societies. 
E) the development of urban areas. 
A) the development of the plow. 
B) the use of irrigation. 
C) the domestication of plants and animals. 
D) the advent of class societies. 
E) the development of urban areas.

Question 15

In agriculture,the same piece of land is permanently cultivated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What do you believe is the primary impact of globalization on our food networks and subsistence strategies? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

The primary impact of globalization on o

Question 17

Unlike the other subsistence strategies,in industrialism the focus:

Accepted Answer

A) moves away from food to the production of goods and services. 
B) of production is on fast and available food. 
C) moves away from local food production to globalized trading networks. 
D) is on forces of transportation and communication only. 
E) remains only on the market and not on individual families. 
A) moves away from food to the production of goods and services. 
B) of production is on fast and available food. 
C) moves away from local food production to globalized trading networks. 
D) is on forces of transportation and communication only. 
E) remains only on the market and not on individual families.

Question 18

Which of the following statement best describe the Yarahmadzai subsistence strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) They herd camels,cattle,goats,and sheep,and they depend on the global market for trade. 
B) They herd only camels and live exclusively on camel products. 
C) They herd cattle and camels,but their primary source of food is wheat. 
D) They herd various types of animals,but their main source of protein is milk. 
E) They herd various types of animals,but their main source of protein is camel meat. 
A) They herd camels,cattle,goats,and sheep,and they depend on the global market for trade. 
B) They herd only camels and live exclusively on camel products. 
C) They herd cattle and camels,but their primary source of food is wheat. 
D) They herd various types of animals,but their main source of protein is milk. 
E) They herd various types of animals,but their main source of protein is camel meat.

Question 19

The oldest form of human subsistence is foraging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Subsistence and politics go hand in hand.Discuss the ways that politics affect our food options and health strategies.

Accepted Answer

Politics play a significant role in shap

Which of the following is not classified as a subsistence strategy?

The highest levels of inequality are generated by industrialized societies.

In comparison with horticulture,the greater productivity associated with agriculture comes from all of the following except:

How did industrialized agriculture change America's rural culture over the last 100 years?

Which of the following statements about global warming is incorrect?

Agriculturalists are more vulnerable to environmental changes than are horticulturalists.

Pastoralism is a subsistence strategy that is likely to continue to exist in tropical wetland areas.

Which of the following statements about the Lua' of northern Thailand is true?

A society can extend its resource base through trade.

What are the five basic types of subsistence strategies found in human societies?

Globalization involves the integration of three primary components.Name them.

The domestication of plants and animals led directly to:

The Gwich'in peoples of the Arctic are classified as:

The agricultural revolution began with:

In agriculture,the same piece of land is permanently cultivated.

What do you believe is the primary impact of globalization on our food networks and subsistence strategies? Give examples.

Unlike the other subsistence strategies,in industrialism the focus:

Which of the following statement best describe the Yarahmadzai subsistence strategy?

The oldest form of human subsistence is foraging.

Subsistence and politics go hand in hand.Discuss the ways that politics affect our food options and health strategies.

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Which of the following is not classified as a subsistence strategy?

The highest levels of inequality are generated by industrialized societies.

In comparison with horticulture,the greater productivity associated with agriculture comes from all of the following except:

How did industrialized agriculture change America's rural culture over the last 100 years?

Which of the following statements about global warming is incorrect?

Agriculturalists are more vulnerable to environmental changes than are horticulturalists.

Pastoralism is a subsistence strategy that is likely to continue to exist in tropical wetland areas.

Which of the following statements about the Lua' of northern Thailand is true?

A society can extend its resource base through trade.

What are the five basic types of subsistence strategies found in human societies?

Globalization involves the integration of three primary components.Name them.

The domestication of plants and animals led directly to:

The Gwich'in peoples of the Arctic are classified as:

The agricultural revolution began with:

In agriculture,the same piece of land is permanently cultivated.

What do you believe is the primary impact of globalization on our food networks and subsistence strategies? Give examples.

Unlike the other subsistence strategies,in industrialism the focus:

Which of the following statement best describe the Yarahmadzai subsistence strategy?

The oldest form of human subsistence is foraging.

Subsistence and politics go hand in hand.Discuss the ways that politics affect our food options and health strategies.

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