Question 1

"Gas flaring" is a process of _______________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) burning off the natural gas byproduct of oil production 
B) burning low-grade fuel in transportation vehicles 
C) burning fields to increase their fertility 
D) raising costs of oil production in order to gain political control 
E) selling oil to the lowest bidder instead of the most profitable 
A) burning off the natural gas byproduct of oil production 
B) burning low-grade fuel in transportation vehicles 
C) burning fields to increase their fertility 
D) raising costs of oil production in order to gain political control 
E) selling oil to the lowest bidder instead of the most profitable A

Question 2

New electronic technologies bring opportunities and challenges to nation-states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which country did not sign the Kyoto Protocol to aid with global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Japan 
C) the United States 
D) Romania 
E) Mexico 
A) France 
B) Japan 
C) the United States 
D) Romania 
E) Mexico C

Question 4

What is the best way for governments to control population growth?

Accepted Answer

A) improve the life chances and wealth of people in poor countries 
B) provide excellent healthcare and free contraceptives 
C) place governmental limitations on family sizes 
D) charge a tax on children 
E) give the responsibility to churches and religious groups 
A) improve the life chances and wealth of people in poor countries 
B) provide excellent healthcare and free contraceptives 
C) place governmental limitations on family sizes 
D) charge a tax on children 
E) give the responsibility to churches and religious groups

Question 5

Families in poorer nations tend to have more children than those in wealthy nations for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A) they provide a labor pool for the family. 
B) women do not have ready access to birth control. 
C) child mortality rates are low. 
D) it improves the odds that one of the children may prosper and help the family. 
E) the family and kinship network is valuable in society. 
A) they provide a labor pool for the family. 
B) women do not have ready access to birth control. 
C) child mortality rates are low. 
D) it improves the odds that one of the children may prosper and help the family. 
E) the family and kinship network is valuable in society.

Question 6

Which of the following is not a change that wealthy nations required of poorer ones under structural adjustment?

Accepted Answer

A) open markets to free trade 
B) sell off all state-owned enterprises 
C) increase spending on education and healthcare 
D) reduce subsidies to businesses 
E) reduce spending on social programs 
A) open markets to free trade 
B) sell off all state-owned enterprises 
C) increase spending on education and healthcare 
D) reduce subsidies to businesses 
E) reduce spending on social programs

Question 7

Increasing wealth and consumption levels make children less and less expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is a "carrying capacity?"

Accepted Answer

A) the amount of pollution that the environment can bear before global warming sets in 
B) the maximum population that the earth can support 
C) the amount of labor that can be produced from a single adult man 
D) the maximum number of children that a woman can produce 
E) None of these choices is correct. 
A) the amount of pollution that the environment can bear before global warming sets in 
B) the maximum population that the earth can support 
C) the amount of labor that can be produced from a single adult man 
D) the maximum number of children that a woman can produce 
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 9

Discuss the fundamental changes that have occurred in Chinese society as a result of the One Child Policy.

Accepted Answer

The One Child Policy, implemented in Chi

Question 10

How does migration change both urban and rural areas?

Accepted Answer

New ideas,values,and consumer goods ente

Question 11

Name four problems that many post-colonial nations face today.

Accepted Answer

They face poverty,presence of

Question 12

In what year did China implement the One Child Policy?

Accepted Answer

A) 1925 
B) 1967 
C) 1979 
D) 1983 
E) 1994 
A) 1925 
B) 1967 
C) 1979 
D) 1983 
E) 1994

Question 13

What is a multinational corporation?

Accepted Answer

It is a business that owns ent

Question 14

Although there is a trend toward cultural homogeneity,some groups are resisting this process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Structural adjustment policies have increased poverty and inequality worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Your chapter presents the case of the multinational corporation Nike.What happened? How would you respond as a consumer if you found out that one of your favorite material items was produced under horrific working conditions? Do you believe this is an ethical issue for nation-states,or should this be handled by the consumer?

Accepted Answer

The case of Nike highlights the issue of

Question 17

In March 2007,60 Inuit hunters filed a petition against the United States charging that the United States was violating their human rights under the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the American Convention on Human Rights.What was the primary violation that they were citing?

Accepted Answer

A) migration 
B) stolen lands 
C) global warming 
D) pollution 
E) population pressure 
A) migration 
B) stolen lands 
C) global warming 
D) pollution 
E) population pressure

Question 18

Which of the following statements about pollution is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Poorer nations tend to lack urban services to control pollution. 
B) Wealthy nations tend to use energy sources that create higher levels of pollution. 
C) Poorer nations tend to use vehicles that are not equipped with pollution-control technology. 
D) Urban areas in poorer nations are far more polluted than those in wealthy nations. 
E) Wood-burning stoves in poorer nations put out a great deal of pollution. 
A) Poorer nations tend to lack urban services to control pollution. 
B) Wealthy nations tend to use energy sources that create higher levels of pollution. 
C) Poorer nations tend to use vehicles that are not equipped with pollution-control technology. 
D) Urban areas in poorer nations are far more polluted than those in wealthy nations. 
E) Wood-burning stoves in poorer nations put out a great deal of pollution.

Question 19

Which of the following is the most growing area of tourism today?

Accepted Answer

A) visits to major religious sites 
B) transatlantic travel 
C) tours to "authentic," traditional cultures 
D) tours through economic zones and trades zones 
E) visits to historical sites 
A) visits to major religious sites 
B) transatlantic travel 
C) tours to "authentic," traditional cultures 
D) tours through economic zones and trades zones 
E) visits to historical sites

Question 20

What development approach is associated with free trade,individual initiative,and minimal government regulation?

Accepted Answer

A) human needs approaches 
B) modernization theory 
C) development theory 
D) neoliberalism 
E) structural adjustment 
A) human needs approaches 
B) modernization theory 
C) development theory 
D) neoliberalism 
E) structural adjustment

"Gas flaring" is a process of _______________________________________.

New electronic technologies bring opportunities and challenges to nation-states.

Which country did not sign the Kyoto Protocol to aid with global warming?

What is the best way for governments to control population growth?

Families in poorer nations tend to have more children than those in wealthy nations for all of the following reasons except:

Which of the following is not a change that wealthy nations required of poorer ones under structural adjustment?

Increasing wealth and consumption levels make children less and less expensive.

What is a "carrying capacity?"

Discuss the fundamental changes that have occurred in Chinese society as a result of the One Child Policy.

How does migration change both urban and rural areas?

Name four problems that many post-colonial nations face today.

In what year did China implement the One Child Policy?

What is a multinational corporation?

Although there is a trend toward cultural homogeneity,some groups are resisting this process.

Structural adjustment policies have increased poverty and inequality worldwide.

In March 2007,60 Inuit hunters filed a petition against the United States charging that the United States was violating their human rights under the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the American Convention on Human Rights.What was the primary violation that they were citing?

Which of the following statements about pollution is not correct?

Which of the following is the most growing area of tourism today?

What development approach is associated with free trade,individual initiative,and minimal government regulation?

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"Gas flaring" is a process of _______________________________________.

New electronic technologies bring opportunities and challenges to nation-states.

Which country did not sign the Kyoto Protocol to aid with global warming?

What is the best way for governments to control population growth?

Families in poorer nations tend to have more children than those in wealthy nations for all of the following reasons except:

Which of the following is not a change that wealthy nations required of poorer ones under structural adjustment?

Increasing wealth and consumption levels make children less and less expensive.

What is a "carrying capacity?"

Discuss the fundamental changes that have occurred in Chinese society as a result of the One Child Policy.

How does migration change both urban and rural areas?

Name four problems that many post-colonial nations face today.

In what year did China implement the One Child Policy?

What is a multinational corporation?

Although there is a trend toward cultural homogeneity,some groups are resisting this process.

Structural adjustment policies have increased poverty and inequality worldwide.

In March 2007,60 Inuit hunters filed a petition against the United States charging that the United States was violating their human rights under the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the American Convention on Human Rights.What was the primary violation that they were citing?

Which of the following statements about pollution is not correct?

Which of the following is the most growing area of tourism today?

What development approach is associated with free trade,individual initiative,and minimal government regulation?

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters