Question 1

According to Lee and Biesele,by 1994 Ju/'Hoansi !Kung were

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A)  living in mud-walled houses behind makeshift stockades. 
B)  living in circular, tight-knit villages. 
C)  obtaining about 70 percent of their food through hunting and gathering. 
D)  living in temporary, ever shifting camps. 
A)  living in mud-walled houses behind makeshift stockades. 
B)  living in circular, tight-knit villages. 
C)  obtaining about 70 percent of their food through hunting and gathering. 
D)  living in temporary, ever shifting camps.

Question 2

Some of the following are listed as subsistence strategies in Part 3 of Conformity and Conflict.Which one of the following is not?

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A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  agricultural 
C)  manufacturing 
D)  horticultural 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  agricultural 
C)  manufacturing 
D)  horticultural

Question 3

Planchones are

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A)  a natural resource that Chimanes use for trade. 
B)  a type of vegetable that grows in the Chimanes forest. 
C)  the name for the stretch of trail that each member of the team is assigned. 
D)  slabs of the mahogany tree cut down to six and one-half inches thick. 
A)  a natural resource that Chimanes use for trade. 
B)  a type of vegetable that grows in the Chimanes forest. 
C)  the name for the stretch of trail that each member of the team is assigned. 
D)  slabs of the mahogany tree cut down to six and one-half inches thick.

Question 4

According to Lee and Biesele,in order to survive today,the Ju/'Hoansi Kung will have to

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A)  specialize in the manufacture of trade goods for tourists. 
B)  take jobs in nearby cities in order to earn cash. 
C)  form borehole syndicates and stake out ranches to protect their foraging areas. 
D)  open reproductions of traditional foraging camps in order to attract tourists. 
A)  specialize in the manufacture of trade goods for tourists. 
B)  take jobs in nearby cities in order to earn cash. 
C)  form borehole syndicates and stake out ranches to protect their foraging areas. 
D)  open reproductions of traditional foraging camps in order to attract tourists.

Question 5

According to Lee,in 1963 the !Kung had a caloric intake of about __________ per person per day.

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A)  3,030 
B)  2,410 
C)  2,140 
D)  1,890 
A)  3,030 
B)  2,410 
C)  2,140 
D)  1,890

Question 6

Once the mahogany tree has been located,the cuartoneros

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A)  work quickly to cut the tree and carry it to the nearest road. 
B)  work with the Chimanes scouts to carry the tree by oxcart to the nearest waterway. 
C)  clear a trail from the tree to the nearest large stream or river before doing any further cutting. 
D)  get permission from Bolivian authorities to harvest the tree. 
A)  work quickly to cut the tree and carry it to the nearest road. 
B)  work with the Chimanes scouts to carry the tree by oxcart to the nearest waterway. 
C)  clear a trail from the tree to the nearest large stream or river before doing any further cutting. 
D)  get permission from Bolivian authorities to harvest the tree.

Question 7

According to Reed’s “Forest Development the Indian Way,” sustainable development could look like

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A)  commercial forest exploitation with the elimination of natural resources. 
B)  leaving the economic, ecological, and social spheres of people living in the forest to market forces 
C)  the promotion of social cohesion in among all people in the forest by more evenly distributing  rising living standards. 
D)  maintaining traditional practices of slash-and-burn combined with limited commercial exploitation. 
A)  commercial forest exploitation with the elimination of natural resources. 
B)  leaving the economic, ecological, and social spheres of people living in the forest to market forces 
C)  the promotion of social cohesion in among all people in the forest by more evenly distributing  rising living standards. 
D)  maintaining traditional practices of slash-and-burn combined with limited commercial exploitation.

Question 8

An important point stressed by Lee about the Ju/'Hoansi !Kung he studied in 1963 was that

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A)  both adults and children had to work every day to ensure a sufficient food supply. 
B)  the !Kung had to use virtually all of the edible plants and animals in their environment in order to survive in the desert. 
C)  life in the state of nature was not necessarily nasty, brutish, and short. 
D)  meat provided more calories in the !Kung diet than other foods. 
A)  both adults and children had to work every day to ensure a sufficient food supply. 
B)  the !Kung had to use virtually all of the edible plants and animals in their environment in order to survive in the desert. 
C)  life in the state of nature was not necessarily nasty, brutish, and short. 
D)  meat provided more calories in the !Kung diet than other foods.

Question 9

Cuartoneros,often made up of the poorest men from the frontier town of San Borja,use a low-tech method of locating and harvesting mahogany trees.Their method depends on the natural resources of the forest and

Accepted Answer

A)  access to logging roads. 
B)  a compass and portable sawmill. 
C)  cooperation with the larger, legal logging companies. 
D)  chainsaws and outboard motors. 
A)  access to logging roads. 
B)  a compass and portable sawmill. 
C)  cooperation with the larger, legal logging companies. 
D)  chainsaws and outboard motors.

Question 10

In his article,Lee claims that when he studied them in the 1960s,!Kung

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A)  ate all of the edible plants and animals found in their environment. 
B)  lived in camps, each of which had a defended territory. 
C)  enjoyed a large amount of leisure time. 
D)  had to move every few days in search of scarce foodstuffs. 
A)  ate all of the edible plants and animals found in their environment. 
B)  lived in camps, each of which had a defended territory. 
C)  enjoyed a large amount of leisure time. 
D)  had to move every few days in search of scarce foodstuffs.

Question 11

The Maniqui is an Amazonian tributary that

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A)  meanders through Bolivia's tropical lowlands to the frontier town of San Borja. 
B)  is used to carry cut timber up to La Paz in the highlands of Bolivia. 
C)  is the main mode of transport used by commercial logging companies. 
D)  winds through clear cut areas of the Chimanes forest. 
A)  meanders through Bolivia's tropical lowlands to the frontier town of San Borja. 
B)  is used to carry cut timber up to La Paz in the highlands of Bolivia. 
C)  is the main mode of transport used by commercial logging companies. 
D)  winds through clear cut areas of the Chimanes forest.

Question 12

The surveys and interviews conducted by Crate identified nine ways that the global climate changes have forced the Sakha to further adapt to their climate.Of the nine areas,which was found to be of most concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  lagging and extended seasons 
B)  changing precipitation patterns 
C)  too much water on the land 
D)  colder summers 
A)  lagging and extended seasons 
B)  changing precipitation patterns 
C)  too much water on the land 
D)  colder summers

Question 13

Which one of the following subsistence strategies would most typically be found to support permanent settlements containing between 50 and 250 people?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticulture 
C)  agriculture 
D)  pastoral 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticulture 
C)  agriculture 
D)  pastoral

Question 14

Some of the following statements about the !Kung as Lee describes their lives in 1963 are not true.Which one is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They normally live in a "core area" about 30 miles in circumference. 
B)  The proportion of old people to the rest of the population is smaller than that of modern industrial society. 
C)  Boys and girls usually assume food-collecting activities from the time they can walk. 
D)  They have much more leisure time than Americans. 
A)  They normally live in a "core area" about 30 miles in circumference. 
B)  The proportion of old people to the rest of the population is smaller than that of modern industrial society. 
C)  Boys and girls usually assume food-collecting activities from the time they can walk. 
D)  They have much more leisure time than Americans.

Question 15

Crate's research turned up several reasons that the Sakha identified for the local climate changes.Which of the following was blamed by most of the participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Viliui hydroelectric reservoir 
B)  the natural wet and dry cycles of the area's ecosystem 
C)  the recent overabundance of technology and mechanization 
D)  global climate change 
A)  the Viliui hydroelectric reservoir 
B)  the natural wet and dry cycles of the area's ecosystem 
C)  the recent overabundance of technology and mechanization 
D)  global climate change

Question 16

If a society uses irrigation,its food-getting (subsistence) system would best be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture. 
B)  horticulture. 
C)  pastoral. 
D)  hydraulic. 
A)  agriculture. 
B)  horticulture. 
C)  pastoral. 
D)  hydraulic.

Question 17

Lee feels that the key to successful subsistence for many hunter-gatherers,such as the !Kung,is

Accepted Answer

A)  adequate defense against the encroachment of other hunting and gathering groups. 
B)  dietary selectivity. 
C)  dependence largely on a diet of edible plants. 
D)  band loyalty and membership stability. 
A)  adequate defense against the encroachment of other hunting and gathering groups. 
B)  dietary selectivity. 
C)  dependence largely on a diet of edible plants. 
D)  band loyalty and membership stability.

Question 18

According to Lee,the most important staple in the diet of the !Kung when studied in 1963 was

Accepted Answer

A)  taro root. 
B)  the mongongo nut. 
C)  giraffe meat. 
D)  a kind of bitter berry. 
A)  taro root. 
B)  the mongongo nut. 
C)  giraffe meat. 
D)  a kind of bitter berry.

Question 19

The Sakha have had to adapt to physical and social changes over the years.Which of the following was a pre-Soviet-era adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation of Sakha subsistence practices into sovkhozi, the agro-industrial state farm operations 
B)  industrialization during the 1950s 
C)  paying iasak, or fur tribute, to colonizers 
D)  land loss due to border changes 
A)  consolidation of Sakha subsistence practices into sovkhozi, the agro-industrial state farm operations 
B)  industrialization during the 1950s 
C)  paying iasak, or fur tribute, to colonizers 
D)  land loss due to border changes

According to Lee and Biesele,by 1994 Ju/'Hoansi !Kung were

Some of the following are listed as subsistence strategies in Part 3 of Conformity and Conflict.Which one of the following is not?

Planchones are

According to Lee and Biesele,in order to survive today,the Ju/'Hoansi Kung will have to

According to Lee,in 1963 the !Kung had a caloric intake of about __________ per person per day.

Once the mahogany tree has been located,the cuartoneros

According to Reed’s “Forest Development the Indian Way,” sustainable development could look like

An important point stressed by Lee about the Ju/'Hoansi !Kung he studied in 1963 was that

Cuartoneros,often made up of the poorest men from the frontier town of San Borja,use a low-tech method of locating and harvesting mahogany trees.Their method depends on the natural resources of the forest and

In his article,Lee claims that when he studied them in the 1960s,!Kung

The Maniqui is an Amazonian tributary that

The surveys and interviews conducted by Crate identified nine ways that the global climate changes have forced the Sakha to further adapt to their climate.Of the nine areas,which was found to be of most concern?

Which one of the following subsistence strategies would most typically be found to support permanent settlements containing between 50 and 250 people?

Some of the following statements about the !Kung as Lee describes their lives in 1963 are not true.Which one is true?

Crate's research turned up several reasons that the Sakha identified for the local climate changes.Which of the following was blamed by most of the participants?

If a society uses irrigation,its food-getting (subsistence) system would best be classified as

Lee feels that the key to successful subsistence for many hunter-gatherers,such as the !Kung,is

According to Lee,the most important staple in the diet of the !Kung when studied in 1963 was

The Sakha have had to adapt to physical and social changes over the years.Which of the following was a pre-Soviet-era adaptation?

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According to Lee and Biesele,by 1994 Ju/'Hoansi !Kung were

Some of the following are listed as subsistence strategies in Part 3 of Conformity and Conflict.Which one of the following is not?

Planchones are

According to Lee and Biesele,in order to survive today,the Ju/'Hoansi Kung will have to

According to Lee,in 1963 the !Kung had a caloric intake of about __________ per person per day.

Once the mahogany tree has been located,the cuartoneros

According to Reed’s “Forest Development the Indian Way,” sustainable development could look like

An important point stressed by Lee about the Ju/'Hoansi !Kung he studied in 1963 was that

Cuartoneros,often made up of the poorest men from the frontier town of San Borja,use a low-tech method of locating and harvesting mahogany trees.Their method depends on the natural resources of the forest and

In his article,Lee claims that when he studied them in the 1960s,!Kung

The Maniqui is an Amazonian tributary that

The surveys and interviews conducted by Crate identified nine ways that the global climate changes have forced the Sakha to further adapt to their climate.Of the nine areas,which was found to be of most concern?

Which one of the following subsistence strategies would most typically be found to support permanent settlements containing between 50 and 250 people?

Some of the following statements about the !Kung as Lee describes their lives in 1963 are not true.Which one is true?

Crate's research turned up several reasons that the Sakha identified for the local climate changes.Which of the following was blamed by most of the participants?

If a society uses irrigation,its food-getting (subsistence) system would best be classified as

Lee feels that the key to successful subsistence for many hunter-gatherers,such as the !Kung,is

According to Lee,the most important staple in the diet of the !Kung when studied in 1963 was

The Sakha have had to adapt to physical and social changes over the years.Which of the following was a pre-Soviet-era adaptation?

Culture and Ethnography

Language and Communication

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, magic, and Worldview

Globalization

Using and Doing Anthropology

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