Question 1

Horticulture differ from agriculture in that

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 2

Intensive agriculture has the benefit of increasing ecological diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The type of pastoral economy in which the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year is

Accepted Answer

A) nomadism. 
B) migration. 
C) transhumance. 
D) potlatching. 
E) redistribution. 
A) nomadism. 
B) migration. 
C) transhumance. 
D) potlatching. 
E) redistribution.

Question 4

Societies with the same adaptive strategy also tend to have comparable modes of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Through potlatching, food and wealth were transferred from wealthy to needy communities, while potlatch sponsors and their villages were rewarded with prestige.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most present-day foragers

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

__________ occurs in all human societies.

Accepted Answer

A) Gender-based division of labor 
B) Transhumance 
C) Highly specialized technology 
D) Domestication of animals for food 
E) Terracing 
A) Gender-based division of labor 
B) Transhumance 
C) Highly specialized technology 
D) Domestication of animals for food 
E) Terracing

Question 9

__________ 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 10

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include land, labor, and technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Potlatch is a

Accepted Answer

A) festive event where the sponsors give away gifts and gain prestige in return. 
B) fastening device for the first pottery to keep animals out of the food. 
C) harvest festival in agricultural cultures. 
D) lock for the outhouse shaped like a pot. 
E) rite of intensification to solidify group bonds. 
A) festive event where the sponsors give away gifts and gain prestige in return. 
B) fastening device for the first pottery to keep animals out of the food. 
C) harvest festival in agricultural cultures. 
D) lock for the outhouse shaped like a pot. 
E) rite of intensification to solidify group bonds.

Question 12

Describe how a rent fund is different from a subsistence fund.Cite examples to illustrate your argument.

Accepted Answer

A rent fund is different from a subsiste

Question 13

Define an adaptive strategy.Identify the five adaptive strategies in Cohen's typology of societies.Discuss how Cohen links economy and social features.

Accepted Answer

An adaptive strategy refers to the way i

Question 14

All humans were foragers until approximately

Accepted Answer

A) 10 million years ago. 
B) 1 million years ago. 
C) 100,000 years ago. 
D) 12,000 years ago. 
E) 1,000 years ago. 
A) 10 million years ago. 
B) 1 million years ago. 
C) 100,000 years ago. 
D) 12,000 years ago. 
E) 1,000 years ago.

Question 15

In nonindustrial societies, economic activities and relationships are embedded in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Determine if reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle are mutually exclusive in any given society.Give examples, including contemporary North America.

Accepted Answer

Reciprocity, redistribution, and the mar

Question 17

Describe how economic specialization in industrial nations differs from specialization in nonindustrial societies.

Accepted Answer

Economic specialization in industrial na

Question 18

In order to intensify production, agriculturalists frequently build irrigation canals and terraces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

With transhumance, the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The term alienation describes __________ in industrial economies.

Accepted Answer

A) the peasants' loss of land 
B) an increasing subculture of poverty 
C) negative reciprocity 
D) the separation of workers from the things they produce 
E) the great distances that separate the homes and workplaces of most people 
A) the peasants' loss of land 
B) an increasing subculture of poverty 
C) negative reciprocity 
D) the separation of workers from the things they produce 
E) the great distances that separate the homes and workplaces of most people

Horticulture differ from agriculture in that

Intensive agriculture has the benefit of increasing ecological diversity.

The type of pastoral economy in which the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year is

Societies with the same adaptive strategy also tend to have comparable modes of production.

Through potlatching, food and wealth were transferred from wealthy to needy communities, while potlatch sponsors and their villages were rewarded with prestige.

Most present-day foragers

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

__________ occurs in all human societies.

__________ is associated with horticultural systems of cultivation.

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include land, labor, and technology.

Potlatch is a

Describe how a rent fund is different from a subsistence fund.Cite examples to illustrate your argument.

Define an adaptive strategy.Identify the five adaptive strategies in Cohen's typology of societies.Discuss how Cohen links economy and social features.

All humans were foragers until approximately

In nonindustrial societies, economic activities and relationships are embedded in society.

Determine if reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle are mutually exclusive in any given society.Give examples, including contemporary North America.

Describe how economic specialization in industrial nations differs from specialization in nonindustrial societies.

In order to intensify production, agriculturalists frequently build irrigation canals and terraces.

With transhumance, the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year.

The term alienation describes __________ in industrial economies.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

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

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Exam 11: Making a Living

Horticulture differ from agriculture in that

Intensive agriculture has the benefit of increasing ecological diversity.

The type of pastoral economy in which the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year is

Societies with the same adaptive strategy also tend to have comparable modes of production.

Through potlatching, food and wealth were transferred from wealthy to needy communities, while potlatch sponsors and their villages were rewarded with prestige.

Most present-day foragers

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

__________ occurs in all human societies.

__________ is associated with horticultural systems of cultivation.

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include land, labor, and technology.

Potlatch is a

Describe how a rent fund is different from a subsistence fund.Cite examples to illustrate your argument.

Define an adaptive strategy.Identify the five adaptive strategies in Cohen's typology of societies.Discuss how Cohen links economy and social features.

All humans were foragers until approximately

In nonindustrial societies, economic activities and relationships are embedded in society.

Determine if reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle are mutually exclusive in any given society.Give examples, including contemporary North America.

Describe how economic specialization in industrial nations differs from specialization in nonindustrial societies.

In order to intensify production, agriculturalists frequently build irrigation canals and terraces.

With transhumance, the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year.

The term alienation describes __________ in industrial economies.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

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