Question 1

Three years after planting their gardens,the Mekranoti are left with only:

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A) manioc. 
B) sweet potatoes. 
C) pineapple. 
D) tobacco. 
E) bananas. 
A) manioc. 
B) sweet potatoes. 
C) pineapple. 
D) tobacco. 
E) bananas.

Question 2

The Mekranoti Kayapo employ what has come to be known as slash-and-burn agriculture.Describe the benefits of this style of farming in the tropics.What would be the consequences of a U.S.-style of agriculture in the tropics?

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The Mekranoti Kayapo employ slash-and-bu

Question 3

In anthropology,geographic regions where a number of societies have similar ways of life are known as:

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A) culture cores. 
B) parallel life styles. 
C) convergent evolution. 
D) culture areas. 
E) social areas. 
A) culture cores. 
B) parallel life styles. 
C) convergent evolution. 
D) culture areas. 
E) social areas.

Question 4

All of the following statements about peasants are true except:

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A) they are associated with urban areas. 
B) they are often caught in a web of poverty. 
C) they exist within societies of intensive agriculture. 
D) they are exploited by more powerful groups. 
E) they are large-scale producers of crops. 
A) they are associated with urban areas. 
B) they are often caught in a web of poverty. 
C) they exist within societies of intensive agriculture. 
D) they are exploited by more powerful groups. 
E) they are large-scale producers of crops.

Question 5

Pastoralists are like food foragers in that:

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A) both have some members of the group who remain behind to protect the camp. 
B) both now live in areas that are marginal,where land is not suitable for farming. 
C) both count on flexibility to get the game they hunt. 
D) both engage in occasional horticulture. 
E) women are the ones who primarily contribute to daily food intake. 
A) both have some members of the group who remain behind to protect the camp. 
B) both now live in areas that are marginal,where land is not suitable for farming. 
C) both count on flexibility to get the game they hunt. 
D) both engage in occasional horticulture. 
E) women are the ones who primarily contribute to daily food intake.

Question 6

Today,food-foraging societies:

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A) are found only in the world's most marginal areas. 
B) make up the majority of the world's population. 
C) have not existed for 1,000 years. 
D) have their pick of the best environments. 
E) represent a primitive,undeveloped way of life. 
A) are found only in the world's most marginal areas. 
B) make up the majority of the world's population. 
C) have not existed for 1,000 years. 
D) have their pick of the best environments. 
E) represent a primitive,undeveloped way of life.

Question 7

People started shifting to food-producing ways of life about 10,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What happens with a typical 6-lb.chicken butchered by a Mexican immigrant working for minimum wage in a Mississippi poultry plant?

Accepted Answer

The typical 6-lb. chicken butchered by a

Question 9

Among foragers,most groups have home ranges within which all resources are open to any members of the group.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Bakhtiari khans is not correct?

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A) They are tribal leaders within this pastoral group. 
B) They give away all of their possessions to gain prominence. 
C) They spend most of lives in the mountains. 
D) Many of them are well educated. 
E) Some are elected and some inherit their positions. 
A) They are tribal leaders within this pastoral group. 
B) They give away all of their possessions to gain prominence. 
C) They spend most of lives in the mountains. 
D) Many of them are well educated. 
E) Some are elected and some inherit their positions.

Question 11

Among the Tsembaga of Papua New Guinea,there is a relationship between the physical and social environments that involves ritual slaughter in order to re-establish harmony.What animal is slaughtered to reduce pressure on the local environments?

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A) Dogs 
B) Sheep 
C) Pigs 
D) Goats 
E) Cows 
A) Dogs 
B) Sheep 
C) Pigs 
D) Goats 
E) Cows

Question 12

The average number of people in a food-foraging group is:

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A) 750-1,000. 
B) 500-750. 
C) 250-500. 
D) 100-250. 
E) less than 100. 
A) 750-1,000. 
B) 500-750. 
C) 250-500. 
D) 100-250. 
E) less than 100.

Question 13

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian because:

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A) humans,in their natural state,like to share. 
B) it is unnatural for some people to be richer than others. 
C) their mobility and type of technology limits the accumulation of surplus possessions. 
D) they are constantly threatened by starvation. 
E) their king told them to be that way. 
A) humans,in their natural state,like to share. 
B) it is unnatural for some people to be richer than others. 
C) their mobility and type of technology limits the accumulation of surplus possessions. 
D) they are constantly threatened by starvation. 
E) their king told them to be that way.

Question 14

Explain the role of adaptation in cultural survival.

Accepted Answer

Adaptation plays a crucial role in cultu

Question 15

Mass food production is a characteristic of which type of food production?

Accepted Answer

A) Swidden 
B) Slash and burn 
C) Industrial 
D) Horticultural 
E) Pastoralism 
A) Swidden 
B) Slash and burn 
C) Industrial 
D) Horticultural 
E) Pastoralism

Question 16

What does it mean for a society to be called "egalitarian"?

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A society being called "egalitarian" ref

Question 17

What is a primary labor activity of Bakhtiari women and girls?

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A) Spinning wool into yarn 
B) Herding sheep through difficult mountain passes 
C) Tilling soil to raise yams and sweet potatoes 
D) Gathering roots and berries 
E) Hunting elephants 
A) Spinning wool into yarn 
B) Herding sheep through difficult mountain passes 
C) Tilling soil to raise yams and sweet potatoes 
D) Gathering roots and berries 
E) Hunting elephants

Question 18

Compare rural peasants to those who work today for agribusiness.What challenges do they share and how are they distinct?

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Rural peasants and those who work for ag

Question 19

To say that food-foraging societies are egalitarian means that:

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A) there are no status differences. 
B) the only status differences are age and sex. 
C) everyone is equal except women. 
D) men are usually subordinate to women. 
E) children are the center of community life and adults have no distinctions in status. 
A) there are no status differences. 
B) the only status differences are age and sex. 
C) everyone is equal except women. 
D) men are usually subordinate to women. 
E) children are the center of community life and adults have no distinctions in status.

Question 20

What does it mean for a culture to be adaptive?

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For a culture to be adaptive means that

Exam 17: Patterns of Subsistence

Three years after planting their gardens,the Mekranoti are left with only:

The Mekranoti Kayapo employ what has come to be known as slash-and-burn agriculture.Describe the benefits of this style of farming in the tropics.What would be the consequences of a U.S.-style of agriculture in the tropics?

In anthropology,geographic regions where a number of societies have similar ways of life are known as:

All of the following statements about peasants are true except:

Pastoralists are like food foragers in that:

Today,food-foraging societies:

People started shifting to food-producing ways of life about 10,000 years ago.

What happens with a typical 6-lb.chicken butchered by a Mexican immigrant working for minimum wage in a Mississippi poultry plant?

Among foragers,most groups have home ranges within which all resources are open to any members of the group.

Which of the following statements about the Bakhtiari khans is not correct?

Among the Tsembaga of Papua New Guinea,there is a relationship between the physical and social environments that involves ritual slaughter in order to re-establish harmony.What animal is slaughtered to reduce pressure on the local environments?

The average number of people in a food-foraging group is:

Food-foraging societies are egalitarian because:

Explain the role of adaptation in cultural survival.

Mass food production is a characteristic of which type of food production?

What does it mean for a society to be called "egalitarian"?

What is a primary labor activity of Bakhtiari women and girls?

Compare rural peasants to those who work today for agribusiness.What challenges do they share and how are they distinct?

To say that food-foraging societies are egalitarian means that:

What does it mean for a culture to be adaptive?

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