Question 1

Which of the following does NOT occur in moving along the cultivation continuum?

Accepted Answer

A) Population density increases. 
B) Societies become more egalitarian. 
C) Village size increases. 
D) Villages are located closer together. 
E) Land is used more intensively. 
A) Population density increases. 
B) Societies become more egalitarian. 
C) Village size increases. 
D) Villages are located closer together. 
E) Land is used more intensively.

Question 2

Intensive agriculture

Accepted Answer

A) has a significant impact on the environment, but this impact is very localized and can be controlled. 
B) can actually breed greater ecological diversity. 
C) is not ecologically destructive when it is done with fuel-efficient machinery. 
D) has significant environmental effects such as deforestation, water pollution, and reduction of ecological diversity. 
E) is an ecological improvement over sectorial fallowing. 
A) has a significant impact on the environment, but this impact is very localized and can be controlled. 
B) can actually breed greater ecological diversity. 
C) is not ecologically destructive when it is done with fuel-efficient machinery. 
D) has significant environmental effects such as deforestation, water pollution, and reduction of ecological diversity. 
E) is an ecological improvement over sectorial fallowing.

Question 3

Band- and tribal-level societies actively promote craft and task specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What kinds of societies typically are associated with slash-and-burn cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A) foraging societies 
B) state-level societies 
C) hydraulic societies 
D) nonindustrial societies 
E) nomadic societies 
A) foraging societies 
B) state-level societies 
C) hydraulic societies 
D) nonindustrial societies 
E) nomadic societies

Which of the following does NOT occur in moving along the cultivation continuum?

Intensive agriculture

Band- and tribal-level societies actively promote craft and task specialization.

What kinds of societies typically are associated with slash-and-burn cultivation?

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Exam 7: Making a Living

Which of the following does NOT occur in moving along the cultivation continuum?

Intensive agriculture

Band- and tribal-level societies actively promote craft and task specialization.

What kinds of societies typically are associated with slash-and-burn cultivation?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters