Question 1

The Semang of Malaysia, who hunt with blowguns, get most of their meat from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  elephants and buffalo 
B)  kangaroos and the ostrich-like emu 
C)  fish and other small game 
D)  monkeys and crocodiles 
A)  elephants and buffalo 
B)  kangaroos and the ostrich-like emu 
C)  fish and other small game 
D)  monkeys and crocodiles

Question 2

Most of the diet of the Ju/'hoansi San comes from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  meat from hunting 
B)  nuts, berries, fruits, and roots 
C)  fish and shellfish 
D)  agricultural products 
A)  meat from hunting 
B)  nuts, berries, fruits, and roots 
C)  fish and shellfish 
D)  agricultural products

Question 3

Anthropological research has shown that biological rather than cultural factors are responsible for the rapid growth and high fertility rates of forager populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Slash-and-burn cultivation is found primarily in Arctic and tundra areas where the growing season is short.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Before the Industrial Revolution, most societies depended on fossil fuels to support their ways of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

While studying the Yanomamö, Napoleon Chagnon found that soil depletion was not the only reason that they moved their garden plots. What other reason did he find?

Accepted Answer

A)  Major population movements of the Yanomamö were due to warfare and conflict with neighbors. 
B)  The Yanomamö simply got tired of living in the same area and moved. 
C)  The Yanomamö had developed a 25-year plan that detailed their moves from year to year. 
D)  These cleared plots eventually became shallow ponds that could no longer be used as gardens. 
A)  Major population movements of the Yanomamö were due to warfare and conflict with neighbors. 
B)  The Yanomamö simply got tired of living in the same area and moved. 
C)  The Yanomamö had developed a 25-year plan that detailed their moves from year to year. 
D)  These cleared plots eventually became shallow ponds that could no longer be used as gardens.

Question 7

Anthropologist Richard Lee has estimated that the traditional Ju/'hoansi San spent between __________ days each week finding food.

Accepted Answer

A)  two to three 
B)  four to five 
C)  five to six 
D)  six to seven 
A)  two to three 
B)  four to five 
C)  five to six 
D)  six to seven

Question 8

The transition from foraging to food production __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  leads to higher mortality rates, poorer sanitation, and decreased life expectancies 
B)  is always accompanied by an immediate decrease in population density 
C)  was accomplished in one area of the world and diffused to other areas 
D)  caused mortality to decline and life expectancy to increase 
A)  leads to higher mortality rates, poorer sanitation, and decreased life expectancies 
B)  is always accompanied by an immediate decrease in population density 
C)  was accomplished in one area of the world and diffused to other areas 
D)  caused mortality to decline and life expectancy to increase

Question 9

During times of famine, the Inuit occasionally abandoned the elderly and infirm, leaving them to die.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The infant mortality rate of a society equals the number of babies per thousand births per year that die before reaching the age of five.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare and contrast the characteristics of chiefdoms in Africa and North America in terms of the environment, subsistence, and demography. How do these examples illustrate the similarities and differences that anthropologists have noted in chiefdom societies?

Accepted Answer

Chiefdoms in Africa and North America sh

Question 12

Compared with hunting-and-gathering band-level societies, tribal societies are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  smaller and more highly mobile across broad regions 
B)  larger, but with more loosely defined territories 
C)  larger, more sedentary, and have fairly well defined territories 
D)  smaller, less mobile, and have less political integration 
A)  smaller and more highly mobile across broad regions 
B)  larger, but with more loosely defined territories 
C)  larger, more sedentary, and have fairly well defined territories 
D)  smaller, less mobile, and have less political integration

Question 13

Populations of agrarian civilizations grew rapidly because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased fertility rates 
B)  decreased infant mortality 
C)  declines in the spread of infectious diseases 
D)  overall increases in the standard of living 
A)  increased fertility rates 
B)  decreased infant mortality 
C)  declines in the spread of infectious diseases 
D)  overall increases in the standard of living

Question 14

Describe pastoralist subsistence patterns. What types of environments do pastoralists inhabit today? How do they make use of natural resources? Include a discussion of the East African cattle complex in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Pastoralist subsistence patterns involve

Question 15

What is one of the chief advantages of slash-and-burn cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves a huge labor force in converting forest to agricultural fields. 
B)  It can be carried out indefinitely on a single plot of land. 
C)  It produces food without complex technology. 
D)  It is effective in virtually any environment. 
A)  It involves a huge labor force in converting forest to agricultural fields. 
B)  It can be carried out indefinitely on a single plot of land. 
C)  It produces food without complex technology. 
D)  It is effective in virtually any environment.

Question 16

During the early part of the Industrial Revolution, the population increased dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

High infant mortality rates, the view that children are future assets who can care for their parents in old age, and the benefits associated with child labor all encouraged individuals in agricultural states to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  have large families 
B)  rely on sorcery, witchcraft, and shamanism to ensure that very few people died 
C)  have small families so that special care could be accorded each child 
D)  raid forager and tribal groups in order to steal children who could be used to work the fields 
A)  have large families 
B)  rely on sorcery, witchcraft, and shamanism to ensure that very few people died 
C)  have small families so that special care could be accorded each child 
D)  raid forager and tribal groups in order to steal children who could be used to work the fields

Question 18

In the traditional society of the Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri rainforest, hunting is undertaken by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the older men of the village 
B)  men, youths, women, and children 
C)  boys who have undergone sacred puberty rites 
D)  adult women of the hunting clans 
A)  the older men of the village 
B)  men, youths, women, and children 
C)  boys who have undergone sacred puberty rites 
D)  adult women of the hunting clans

Question 19

During the latter phase of the demographic transition, birth rates and mortality rates increase dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following may be largely responsible for the development of chiefdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emergence of charismatic leaders 
B)  food surpluses 
C)  population growth 
D)  regional symbiosis 
A)  the emergence of charismatic leaders 
B)  food surpluses 
C)  population growth 
D)  regional symbiosis

The Semang of Malaysia, who hunt with blowguns, get most of their meat from __________.

Most of the diet of the Ju/'hoansi San comes from __________.

Anthropological research has shown that biological rather than cultural factors are responsible for the rapid growth and high fertility rates of forager populations.

Slash-and-burn cultivation is found primarily in Arctic and tundra areas where the growing season is short.

Before the Industrial Revolution, most societies depended on fossil fuels to support their ways of life.

While studying the Yanomamö, Napoleon Chagnon found that soil depletion was not the only reason that they moved their garden plots. What other reason did he find?

Anthropologist Richard Lee has estimated that the traditional Ju/'hoansi San spent between __________ days each week finding food.

The transition from foraging to food production __________.

During times of famine, the Inuit occasionally abandoned the elderly and infirm, leaving them to die.

The infant mortality rate of a society equals the number of babies per thousand births per year that die before reaching the age of five.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of chiefdoms in Africa and North America in terms of the environment, subsistence, and demography. How do these examples illustrate the similarities and differences that anthropologists have noted in chiefdom societies?

Compared with hunting-and-gathering band-level societies, tribal societies are __________.

Populations of agrarian civilizations grew rapidly because of which of the following?

Describe pastoralist subsistence patterns. What types of environments do pastoralists inhabit today? How do they make use of natural resources? Include a discussion of the East African cattle complex in your answer.

What is one of the chief advantages of slash-and-burn cultivation?

During the early part of the Industrial Revolution, the population increased dramatically.

High infant mortality rates, the view that children are future assets who can care for their parents in old age, and the benefits associated with child labor all encouraged individuals in agricultural states to do which of the following?

In the traditional society of the Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri rainforest, hunting is undertaken by __________.

During the latter phase of the demographic transition, birth rates and mortality rates increase dramatically.

Which of the following may be largely responsible for the development of chiefdoms?

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Exam 8: Environment, Subsistence, and Demography

The Semang of Malaysia, who hunt with blowguns, get most of their meat from __________.

Most of the diet of the Ju/'hoansi San comes from __________.

Anthropological research has shown that biological rather than cultural factors are responsible for the rapid growth and high fertility rates of forager populations.

Slash-and-burn cultivation is found primarily in Arctic and tundra areas where the growing season is short.

Before the Industrial Revolution, most societies depended on fossil fuels to support their ways of life.

While studying the Yanomamö, Napoleon Chagnon found that soil depletion was not the only reason that they moved their garden plots. What other reason did he find?

Anthropologist Richard Lee has estimated that the traditional Ju/'hoansi San spent between __________ days each week finding food.

The transition from foraging to food production __________.

During times of famine, the Inuit occasionally abandoned the elderly and infirm, leaving them to die.

The infant mortality rate of a society equals the number of babies per thousand births per year that die before reaching the age of five.

Compare and contrast the characteristics of chiefdoms in Africa and North America in terms of the environment, subsistence, and demography. How do these examples illustrate the similarities and differences that anthropologists have noted in chiefdom societies?

Compared with hunting-and-gathering band-level societies, tribal societies are __________.

Populations of agrarian civilizations grew rapidly because of which of the following?

Describe pastoralist subsistence patterns. What types of environments do pastoralists inhabit today? How do they make use of natural resources? Include a discussion of the East African cattle complex in your answer.

What is one of the chief advantages of slash-and-burn cultivation?

During the early part of the Industrial Revolution, the population increased dramatically.

High infant mortality rates, the view that children are future assets who can care for their parents in old age, and the benefits associated with child labor all encouraged individuals in agricultural states to do which of the following?

In the traditional society of the Mbuti pygmies of the Ituri rainforest, hunting is undertaken by __________.

During the latter phase of the demographic transition, birth rates and mortality rates increase dramatically.

Which of the following may be largely responsible for the development of chiefdoms?

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