Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic shared by most present-day foragers?

Accepted Answer

A) They primarily fish for subsistence. 
B) They are wholly dependent on welfare supplied by state-level societies. 
C) They live largely in isolation from food-producing neighbors and the influence of the state. 
D) They live in marginal environments. 
E) They adopted foraging after abandoning more advanced subsistence strategies. 
A) They primarily fish for subsistence. 
B) They are wholly dependent on welfare supplied by state-level societies. 
C) They live largely in isolation from food-producing neighbors and the influence of the state. 
D) They live in marginal environments. 
E) They adopted foraging after abandoning more advanced subsistence strategies.

Question 2

Anthropologists often say that nonindustrial economies are embedded in society.What is meant by this?

Accepted Answer

When anthropologists say that nonindustr

Question 3

How does economic specialization in industrial nations differ from specialization in nonindustrial societies?

Accepted Answer

Economic specialization refers to the pr

Question 4

Horticulture refers to low-intensity farming, including the use of slash-and-burn techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Most modern foragers live in remote areas, completely cut off from other modern, agricultural, and industrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Horticulture makes intensive use of

Accepted Answer

A) labor. 
B) land. 
C) machinery. 
D) capital. 
E) none of the factors of production. 
A) labor. 
B) land. 
C) machinery. 
D) capital. 
E) none of the factors of production.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the adaptive strategies included in Cohen's typology?

Accepted Answer

A) Pastoralism 
B) Redistribution 
C) Agriculture 
D) Industrialism 
E) Foraging 
A) Pastoralism 
B) Redistribution 
C) Agriculture 
D) Industrialism 
E) Foraging

Question 8

Which of the following is associated with horticultural systems of cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A) Intensive use of land and human labor 
B) Irrigation and terracing 
C) Use of draft animals 
D) Location in arid areas 
E) Slash-and-burn techniques 
A) Intensive use of land and human labor 
B) Irrigation and terracing 
C) Use of draft animals 
D) Location in arid areas 
E) Slash-and-burn techniques

Question 9

How does horticulture differ from agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) The former involves the use of domesticated animals, while the latter does not. 
B) Because they do not irrigate their fields, agriculturalists are more dependent on seasonal rains. 
C) Agriculture frequently involves the use of terraces, while horticulture does not. 
D) The former is labor intensive, while the latter is land intensive. 
E) Horticulture's long-term yield is far greater and more dependable than that of agriculture. 
A) The former involves the use of domesticated animals, while the latter does not. 
B) Because they do not irrigate their fields, agriculturalists are more dependent on seasonal rains. 
C) Agriculture frequently involves the use of terraces, while horticulture does not. 
D) The former is labor intensive, while the latter is land intensive. 
E) Horticulture's long-term yield is far greater and more dependable than that of agriculture.

Question 10

How is a rent fund different from a subsistence fund? Cite examples to illustrate your argument.

Accepted Answer

A rent fund and a subsistence fund are t

Question 11

Many foragers live in mobile bands that may split up during part of the year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Aihwa Ong, spirit possession of female factory workers in Malaysia is

Accepted Answer

A) an example of the interrelatedness of religion and economy. 
B) an unconscious protest against stressful and exploitive working conditions. 
C) the result of a gender-based division of labor, which is unique to Malaysian society. 
D) a reflection of the workers' gratitude for having been hired. 
E) an example of negative reciprocity. 
A) an example of the interrelatedness of religion and economy. 
B) an unconscious protest against stressful and exploitive working conditions. 
C) the result of a gender-based division of labor, which is unique to Malaysian society. 
D) a reflection of the workers' gratitude for having been hired. 
E) an example of negative reciprocity.

Question 13

Is the contrast between horticulture and agriculture one of degree or of kind? Cite ethnographic evidence to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

The contrast between horticulture and ag

Question 14

Unlike industrial workers in most developing countries, female factory employees in Malaysia enjoy very good working conditions (e.g., high wages, job security, unionization).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are some of the primary differences and similarities between horticultural and foraging groups?

Accepted Answer

Horticultural and foraging groups have s

Question 16

Agricultural intensification is not associated with

Accepted Answer

A) greater ecological diversity. 
B) deforestation. 
C) increased regulation of interpersonal relations. 
D) increased potential for conflict. 
E) population growth. 
A) greater ecological diversity. 
B) deforestation. 
C) increased regulation of interpersonal relations. 
D) increased potential for conflict. 
E) population growth.

Question 17

Are reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle mutually exclusive in any given society? Give examples, including contemporary North America in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Reciprocity, redistribution, and the mar

Question 18

Discuss the major differences between industrial and nonindustrial modes of production.

Accepted Answer

Industrial and nonindustrial modes of pr

Question 19

All peasants

Accepted Answer

A) produce food without elaborate technology. 
B) live in industrial states. 
C) are foragers. 
D) sell all of the food they produce. 
E) own the land that they cultivate. 
A) produce food without elaborate technology. 
B) live in industrial states. 
C) are foragers. 
D) sell all of the food they produce. 
E) own the land that they cultivate.

Question 20

What kind of social unit is common among foragers?

Accepted Answer

A) Tribe 
B) Chiefdom 
C) Segmentary lineage 
D) State 
E) Band 
A) Tribe 
B) Chiefdom 
C) Segmentary lineage 
D) State 
E) Band

Which of the following is a characteristic shared by most present-day foragers?

Anthropologists often say that nonindustrial economies are embedded in society.What is meant by this?

How does economic specialization in industrial nations differ from specialization in nonindustrial societies?

Horticulture refers to low-intensity farming, including the use of slash-and-burn techniques.

Most modern foragers live in remote areas, completely cut off from other modern, agricultural, and industrial societies.

Horticulture makes intensive use of

Which of the following is not one of the adaptive strategies included in Cohen's typology?

Which of the following is associated with horticultural systems of cultivation?

How does horticulture differ from agriculture?

How is a rent fund different from a subsistence fund? Cite examples to illustrate your argument.

Many foragers live in mobile bands that may split up during part of the year.

According to Aihwa Ong, spirit possession of female factory workers in Malaysia is

Is the contrast between horticulture and agriculture one of degree or of kind? Cite ethnographic evidence to support your answer.

Unlike industrial workers in most developing countries, female factory employees in Malaysia enjoy very good working conditions (e.g., high wages, job security, unionization).

What are some of the primary differences and similarities between horticultural and foraging groups?

Agricultural intensification is not associated with

Are reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle mutually exclusive in any given society? Give examples, including contemporary North America in your answer.

Discuss the major differences between industrial and nonindustrial modes of production.

All peasants

What kind of social unit is common among foragers?

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Exam 5: Making a Living

Which of the following is a characteristic shared by most present-day foragers?

Anthropologists often say that nonindustrial economies are embedded in society.What is meant by this?

How does economic specialization in industrial nations differ from specialization in nonindustrial societies?

Horticulture refers to low-intensity farming, including the use of slash-and-burn techniques.

Most modern foragers live in remote areas, completely cut off from other modern, agricultural, and industrial societies.

Horticulture makes intensive use of

Which of the following is not one of the adaptive strategies included in Cohen's typology?

Which of the following is associated with horticultural systems of cultivation?

How does horticulture differ from agriculture?

How is a rent fund different from a subsistence fund? Cite examples to illustrate your argument.

Many foragers live in mobile bands that may split up during part of the year.

According to Aihwa Ong, spirit possession of female factory workers in Malaysia is

Is the contrast between horticulture and agriculture one of degree or of kind? Cite ethnographic evidence to support your answer.

Unlike industrial workers in most developing countries, female factory employees in Malaysia enjoy very good working conditions (e.g., high wages, job security, unionization).

What are some of the primary differences and similarities between horticultural and foraging groups?

Agricultural intensification is not associated with

Are reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle mutually exclusive in any given society? Give examples, including contemporary North America in your answer.

Discuss the major differences between industrial and nonindustrial modes of production.

All peasants

What kind of social unit is common among foragers?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters