Question 1

What is the Doomsday Model (neo-Malthusian approach)? Has this view been challenged by anyone? If so, on what grounds?

Accepted Answer

The Doomsday Model, also known as the ne

Question 2

Western Samoans have received huge social and monetary benefits from multinational corporations wanting to exploit forests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the demographic transition model, populations go through three stages of change in fertility and mortality rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Dependency theorists suggest that multinational corporations are just a new form of neocolonialism aimed at supplying the Western world with natural resources and cheap labor. These corporations, rather than helping the populace, actually intensify many of the problems of Third World countries by:

Accepted Answer

A)  making it possible to get cheap food and adequate housing 
B)  creating benefits for a wealthy elite and a small middle class while allowing the vast majority of the population to remain in poverty 
C)  establishing a strong lower class that eventually overthrows the ruling elite in the country 
D)  showing the people all of the riches, modern conveniences, and lifestyles that the majority of the population cannot ever possess 
A)  making it possible to get cheap food and adequate housing 
B)  creating benefits for a wealthy elite and a small middle class while allowing the vast majority of the population to remain in poverty 
C)  establishing a strong lower class that eventually overthrows the ruling elite in the country 
D)  showing the people all of the riches, modern conveniences, and lifestyles that the majority of the population cannot ever possess

Question 5

Why is there concern over the loss of biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

The concern over the loss of biodiversit

Question 6

Ethnographic research aimed at examining the Green Revolution, which is the spread of mechanized agriculture, has found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  This revolution is proceeding smoothly in many Third World countries, providing much needed food for the lower classes, especially the small farmers. 
B)  These innovations have created a number of unintended social and economic problems, such as widening the gap between the rich and poor because wealthy farmers buy out smaller farmers, creating a class of landless peasants. 
C)  Many of the genetically engineered plants and animals do not survive and reproduce in different climates and geographical locations, creating problems of waste disposal of excess carcasses and erosion/soil degradation when plants die en masse. 
D)  Individuals in cultures other than the West have found that the mechanization of agriculture leaves them with too much free-time; as a result, crime, spouse abuse, and drug addiction increase exponentially. 
A)  This revolution is proceeding smoothly in many Third World countries, providing much needed food for the lower classes, especially the small farmers. 
B)  These innovations have created a number of unintended social and economic problems, such as widening the gap between the rich and poor because wealthy farmers buy out smaller farmers, creating a class of landless peasants. 
C)  Many of the genetically engineered plants and animals do not survive and reproduce in different climates and geographical locations, creating problems of waste disposal of excess carcasses and erosion/soil degradation when plants die en masse. 
D)  Individuals in cultures other than the West have found that the mechanization of agriculture leaves them with too much free-time; as a result, crime, spouse abuse, and drug addiction increase exponentially.

Question 7

Female infanticide has been virtually eliminated in China due to the one-child policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Biodiversity is the genetic and biological variation within and among different species of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During stage one of the demographic transition, both fertility and mortality are high, resulting in minimal population growth. In stage two, fertility continues to be high, but mortality rates decline, as a result of which the population:

Accepted Answer

A)  remains rather stable in size 
B)  tends to increase in size rapidly 
C)  ceases to grow and starts to decline 
D)  usually goes extinct within a few generations 
A)  remains rather stable in size 
B)  tends to increase in size rapidly 
C)  ceases to grow and starts to decline 
D)  usually goes extinct within a few generations

Question 10

Because of human activities and growth, it is estimated that at least one species becomes extinct every day. In fact, biologist E.O. Wilson thinks, with the expansion of industrialism, mechanized agriculture, and deforestation, as many as one-fourth of the world's plant families will become extinct by the end of the next century. The loss of this------- is a major concern for many individuals since we, as humans, are dependent upon these living organisms for our own survival (for food and medicinal applications).

Accepted Answer

A)  biodiversity 
B)  doubling time 
C)  green space 
D)  greenhouse 
E)  perestroika 
A)  biodiversity 
B)  doubling time 
C)  green space 
D)  greenhouse 
E)  perestroika

Question 11

The collapse of the former Soviet Union was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  declaration of independence by non-Russian republics 
B)  "federalism" and increased solidarity of the states that had been joined to create the Union 
C)  the spread of Communism throughout Eastern Europe 
D)  the disappearance of perestroika and glasnost 
A)  declaration of independence by non-Russian republics 
B)  "federalism" and increased solidarity of the states that had been joined to create the Union 
C)  the spread of Communism throughout Eastern Europe 
D)  the disappearance of perestroika and glasnost

Question 12

Anthropological research may help assess global issues such as population growth, environmental destruction, and technological change by providing a more cautious and analytical approach. This is because anthropology:

Accepted Answer

A)  relies upon the concept of ethical relativism, and it can make major value judgments that other disciplines are incapable of handling or making 
B)  uses the holistic approach; it has always been concerned with precisely those aspects of human interaction with the environment that are becoming widely recognized by scientists studying global changes in the environment 
C)  has been almost impulsive when studying cultural change and innovation, causing anthropologists to be very liberal and impetuous in their recommendations concerning changes in the relationship between human cultures and the physical environment 
A)  relies upon the concept of ethical relativism, and it can make major value judgments that other disciplines are incapable of handling or making 
B)  uses the holistic approach; it has always been concerned with precisely those aspects of human interaction with the environment that are becoming widely recognized by scientists studying global changes in the environment 
C)  has been almost impulsive when studying cultural change and innovation, causing anthropologists to be very liberal and impetuous in their recommendations concerning changes in the relationship between human cultures and the physical environment

Question 13

The success of the Green Revolution in northern India cannot serve as a model for the implementation of this process in other areas of the world because this area was too isolated, small, and atypical of most rural areas in the Third World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Newly industrializing economies (NICs) in Asia have benefited from investments by multinational corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Can an anthropologist make a difference in the changing world of today, or is the world in need of engineers and technicians who can invent new ways to solve problems? That is, how can the anthropological perspective be used to examine global issues such as overpopulation, deforestation, global warming, and the loss of biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists absolutely have the pote

Question 16

What is the demographic transition theory? Do you think this model applies to all cultures in the world?

Accepted Answer

The demographic transition theory is a m

What is the Doomsday Model (neo-Malthusian approach)? Has this view been challenged by anyone? If so, on what grounds?

Western Samoans have received huge social and monetary benefits from multinational corporations wanting to exploit forests.

According to the demographic transition model, populations go through three stages of change in fertility and mortality rates.

Dependency theorists suggest that multinational corporations are just a new form of neocolonialism aimed at supplying the Western world with natural resources and cheap labor. These corporations, rather than helping the populace, actually intensify many of the problems of Third World countries by:

Why is there concern over the loss of biodiversity?

Ethnographic research aimed at examining the Green Revolution, which is the spread of mechanized agriculture, has found that:

Female infanticide has been virtually eliminated in China due to the one-child policy.

Biodiversity is the genetic and biological variation within and among different species of plants and animals.

During stage one of the demographic transition, both fertility and mortality are high, resulting in minimal population growth. In stage two, fertility continues to be high, but mortality rates decline, as a result of which the population:

The collapse of the former Soviet Union was characterized by:

Anthropological research may help assess global issues such as population growth, environmental destruction, and technological change by providing a more cautious and analytical approach. This is because anthropology:

The success of the Green Revolution in northern India cannot serve as a model for the implementation of this process in other areas of the world because this area was too isolated, small, and atypical of most rural areas in the Third World.

Newly industrializing economies (NICs) in Asia have benefited from investments by multinational corporations.

What is the demographic transition theory? Do you think this model applies to all cultures in the world?

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The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

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Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

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Exam 17: Contemporary Global Trends

What is the Doomsday Model (neo-Malthusian approach)? Has this view been challenged by anyone? If so, on what grounds?

Western Samoans have received huge social and monetary benefits from multinational corporations wanting to exploit forests.

According to the demographic transition model, populations go through three stages of change in fertility and mortality rates.

Dependency theorists suggest that multinational corporations are just a new form of neocolonialism aimed at supplying the Western world with natural resources and cheap labor. These corporations, rather than helping the populace, actually intensify many of the problems of Third World countries by:

Why is there concern over the loss of biodiversity?

Ethnographic research aimed at examining the Green Revolution, which is the spread of mechanized agriculture, has found that:

Female infanticide has been virtually eliminated in China due to the one-child policy.

Biodiversity is the genetic and biological variation within and among different species of plants and animals.

During stage one of the demographic transition, both fertility and mortality are high, resulting in minimal population growth. In stage two, fertility continues to be high, but mortality rates decline, as a result of which the population:

The collapse of the former Soviet Union was characterized by:

Anthropological research may help assess global issues such as population growth, environmental destruction, and technological change by providing a more cautious and analytical approach. This is because anthropology:

The success of the Green Revolution in northern India cannot serve as a model for the implementation of this process in other areas of the world because this area was too isolated, small, and atypical of most rural areas in the Third World.

Newly industrializing economies (NICs) in Asia have benefited from investments by multinational corporations.

What is the demographic transition theory? Do you think this model applies to all cultures in the world?

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Band Societies

Tribes

Chiefdoms

Agricultural States

Industrial States

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Race and Ethnicity

Applied Anthropology

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