Exam 13: Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Officials in the Soviet empire encouraged Catholicism, Judaism, and Islam, because religion is an effective means of maintaining control over the masses.

Which of the following statements about television is true?

Global warming could be slowed through more efficient use of energy.

What is the area of anthropology that focuses on how cultural beliefs and practices helped human populations adapt to their environments?

What strategies can help ensure that economic development and environmentalism benefit, rather than endanger, local communities?

What are the causes and effects of deforestation? How does deforestation tie into climate change? What was the traditional approach to combating deforestation and what strategies are more likely to be effective?

Native Australians relate to the movie Rambo because

Acculturation can occur with or without firsthand contact between groups.

The residents of Newtok, Alaska, believe that it will cost much more than the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers estimate to relocate their village.

Most migrants live independently, severing all ties to their home communities and identities.