Question 1

Slavery was practiced in African chiefdoms before the arrival of Europeans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Two examples of societies that were once considered "peripheral" but are now "semiperipheral" are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Papua New Guinea and Bolivia 
B)  Honduras and Colombia 
C)  Mexico and Nigeria 
D)  Nicaragua and Paraguay 
A)  Papua New Guinea and Bolivia 
B)  Honduras and Colombia 
C)  Mexico and Nigeria 
D)  Nicaragua and Paraguay

Question 3

By the mid-1990s, Mexico was producing more petroleum than any other nation on earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Women in rural Africa tend to be the poorest people on the world's poorest continent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Fazenda and hacienda both refer to large-scale farms established during the Colonial period in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Agricultural land is more likely to be individually owned by peasants in open peasant communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the late 19th century, the government of Belgium established a brutal colony in the Congo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are some of the ways in which agricultural production administrated by the United Fruit Company in Latin America resembled the hacienda system? What are some of the ways in which it differed?

Accepted Answer

The agricultural production administrate

Question 9

Boer settlers had their most intense conflicts with indigenous Zulu.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Bantustan homelands in South Africa were created to:

Accepted Answer

A)  return traditional lands to black tribes 
B)  increase the physical separation of blacks and whites 
C)  lay the foundations for independent African republics 
D)  exploit rich mineral deposits and construct factories 
A)  return traditional lands to black tribes 
B)  increase the physical separation of blacks and whites 
C)  lay the foundations for independent African republics 
D)  exploit rich mineral deposits and construct factories

Question 11

The French were the first Europeans to engage in slave trade in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The African National Congress was formed to support policies of apartheid in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Apartheid is a system in which social and political rights are based on an individual's physical characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Choosing three of the European countries that were directly involved in the colonization of the African continent, compare and contrast the colonial "styles" of each. For each, give an example of one modern country that is a former colony.

Accepted Answer

Three European countries that were direc

Question 15

Using specific examples from Latin America, compare and contrast one peripheral and one semiperipheral society. What are the specific characteristics that distinguish these societies from one another? What changes would be required to make the peripheral society a semiperipheral one?

Accepted Answer

One example of a peripheral society in L

Question 16

Catholicism was predisposed to accommodate elements of the pagan traditions of the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

African women in urban regions are rural women to receive a formal education.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely than 
B)  less likely than 
C)  as likely as 
D)  paid by 
A)  more likely than 
B)  less likely than 
C)  as likely as 
D)  paid by

Question 18

The term maquiladoras is used to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  illegal Mexican aliens working in the U.S. 
B)  armed guerrillas operating in the Mexican countryside 
C)  factories in Mexico owned and run by multinational corporations 
D)  underage Mexican prostitutes 
A)  illegal Mexican aliens working in the U.S. 
B)  armed guerrillas operating in the Mexican countryside 
C)  factories in Mexico owned and run by multinational corporations 
D)  underage Mexican prostitutes

Question 19

An example of a dyadic contract would be the relationship between:

Accepted Answer

A)  a parent and a godparent 
B)  a patriarch and his extended family 
C)  a woman and her nuclear family 
D)  an individual and his cousins 
A)  a parent and a godparent 
B)  a patriarch and his extended family 
C)  a woman and her nuclear family 
D)  an individual and his cousins

Question 20

As a result of problems with debt repayment, the International Monetary fund required the Mexican government to cut back on:

Accepted Answer

A)  social services 
B)  manufacturing 
C)  military spending 
D)  petroleum exports 
A)  social services 
B)  manufacturing 
C)  military spending 
D)  petroleum exports

Slavery was practiced in African chiefdoms before the arrival of Europeans.

Two examples of societies that were once considered "peripheral" but are now "semiperipheral" are:

By the mid-1990s, Mexico was producing more petroleum than any other nation on earth.

Women in rural Africa tend to be the poorest people on the world's poorest continent.

Fazenda and hacienda both refer to large-scale farms established during the Colonial period in Latin America.

Agricultural land is more likely to be individually owned by peasants in open peasant communities.

In the late 19th century, the government of Belgium established a brutal colony in the Congo.

What are some of the ways in which agricultural production administrated by the United Fruit Company in Latin America resembled the hacienda system? What are some of the ways in which it differed?

Boer settlers had their most intense conflicts with indigenous Zulu.

The Bantustan homelands in South Africa were created to:

The French were the first Europeans to engage in slave trade in West Africa.

The African National Congress was formed to support policies of apartheid in South Africa.

Apartheid is a system in which social and political rights are based on an individual's physical characteristics.

Choosing three of the European countries that were directly involved in the colonization of the African continent, compare and contrast the colonial "styles" of each. For each, give an example of one modern country that is a former colony.

Using specific examples from Latin America, compare and contrast one peripheral and one semiperipheral society. What are the specific characteristics that distinguish these societies from one another? What changes would be required to make the peripheral society a semiperipheral one?

Catholicism was predisposed to accommodate elements of the pagan traditions of the Americas.

African women in urban regions are rural women to receive a formal education.

The term maquiladoras is used to refer to:

An example of a dyadic contract would be the relationship between:

As a result of problems with debt repayment, the International Monetary fund required the Mexican government to cut back on:

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The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

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Exam 14: Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Slavery was practiced in African chiefdoms before the arrival of Europeans.

Two examples of societies that were once considered "peripheral" but are now "semiperipheral" are:

By the mid-1990s, Mexico was producing more petroleum than any other nation on earth.

Women in rural Africa tend to be the poorest people on the world's poorest continent.

Fazenda and hacienda both refer to large-scale farms established during the Colonial period in Latin America.

Agricultural land is more likely to be individually owned by peasants in open peasant communities.

In the late 19th century, the government of Belgium established a brutal colony in the Congo.

What are some of the ways in which agricultural production administrated by the United Fruit Company in Latin America resembled the hacienda system? What are some of the ways in which it differed?

Boer settlers had their most intense conflicts with indigenous Zulu.

The Bantustan homelands in South Africa were created to:

The French were the first Europeans to engage in slave trade in West Africa.

The African National Congress was formed to support policies of apartheid in South Africa.

Apartheid is a system in which social and political rights are based on an individual's physical characteristics.

Choosing three of the European countries that were directly involved in the colonization of the African continent, compare and contrast the colonial "styles" of each. For each, give an example of one modern country that is a former colony.

Using specific examples from Latin America, compare and contrast one peripheral and one semiperipheral society. What are the specific characteristics that distinguish these societies from one another? What changes would be required to make the peripheral society a semiperipheral one?

Catholicism was predisposed to accommodate elements of the pagan traditions of the Americas.

African women in urban regions are rural women to receive a formal education.

The term maquiladoras is used to refer to:

An example of a dyadic contract would be the relationship between:

As a result of problems with debt repayment, the International Monetary fund required the Mexican government to cut back on:

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 the Middle East and Asia

Race and Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

Filters