Question 1

Private ownership of land would most likely be found where people make their living through

Accepted Answer

A)  horticulture. 
B)  specialized pastoralism. 
C)  shifting agriculture. 
D)  intensive agriculture.

Question 2

In contrast to food collectors, horticulturalists

Accepted Answer

A)  usually grant permanent ownership of land to individual families. 
B)  generally grant individual families the exclusive right to land while in use. 
C)  rarely defend group territories. 
D)  usually grant individuals fewer claims to the land.

Question 3

Of all food collectors, who probably had the most sophisticated weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Inuit 
B)  the Mbuti Pygmies 
C)  Australian Aborigines 
D)  Andaman Islanders

Question 4

__________ assumes that individuals seek to maximize the return (in calories and nutrients) on their labor in deciding which animals and plants to hunt or collect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Food-collection theory 
B)  Optimal foraging theory 
C)  Generalized reciprocity 
D)  Optimal hunting strategy

Question 5

Among pastoral nomads, wealth is usually measured in

Accepted Answer

A)  animals. 
B)  the amount of land people own. 
C)  the number of children people have. 
D)  the number of wives a man has.

Question 6

Of the following economic activities, which finds the individual ownership of land most important?

Accepted Answer

A)  food-collecting 
B)  horticulture 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  intensive agriculture

Question 7

We see a peak in the organization of labor in industrial societies because of

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of complex political organization. 
B)  great occupational specialization. 
C)  a lack of a centralized economy. 
D)  tasks becoming more simplified in almost all occupations.

Question 8

Compared to horticulturalists, nomadic pastoralists

Accepted Answer

A)  produce more surplus agricultural crops. 
B)  generally produce more of their own food. 
C)  are more sedentary. 
D)  own relatively few personal goods.

Question 9

The kula ring is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  redistribution. 
B)  a prized jewel valued for its magical properties. 
C)  balanced reciprocity. 
D)  a dance step used during ceremonial exchanges.

Question 10

All societies divide labor by __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  value / service 
B)  service / custom 
C)  value / productivity 
D)  gender / age

Question 11

Among the ¡Kung, children living in nomadic camps

Accepted Answer

A)  were required to go to school all day. 
B)  lived with their mother's family until puberty. 
C)  were impressed into helping their parents with subsistence activities. 
D)  had virtually no work.

Question 12

When first described, anthropologists recognized that most societies had a domestic mode of production. In recent times, some societies have become

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial or mechanical based. 
B)  reliant on corporations or governments to foot the bill. 
C)  reliant on wage-earners to sell their labor. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 13

__________ is the accumulation of goods by a particular person, or in a particular place, for the purpose of subsequent distribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Reciprocity 
B)  Redistribution 
C)  Commercial exchange 
D)  Balanced reciprocity

Question 14

When do people have to work?

Accepted Answer

A)  when it is necessary for survival. 
B)  when they move from one location to another. 
C)  actually, it is not necessary to work as the government will take care of all needs. 
D)  none of the above.

Question 15

How is special-purpose money utilized?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Why do members of food-collecting societies not own land individually?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land has no intrinsic value to collectors. 
B)  No system of surveying existed in these types of societies. 
C)  Food-collectors were not interested in land because they needed family more. 
D)  Land was an unknown commodity.

Question 17

Of the following economic activities, which has the need for the higher level of technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  food-collecting 
B)  horticulture 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  intensive agriculture

Question 18

People are most likely to be forced to work in

Accepted Answer

A)  societies dependent on tree crops. 
B)  food collectors. 
C)  complex societies. 
D)  societies dependent on shifting agriculture.

Question 19

In intensive agriculture, individual ownership of land resources exists because

Accepted Answer

A)  they couldn't develop laws to protect the land use for everyone. 
B)  it's hard to know as it goes against the social consensus. 
C)  of using the land season after season. 
D)  legal issues didn't become important.

Question 20

Which of the following statements best describes the land ownership situation among the Hadza of Tanzania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals may only use the land that they have purchased. 
B)  The political leaders decide who owns specific parcels of land. 
C)  The Hadza do not believe that they have exclusive rights over the land they use. 
D)  The government owns all the land, and hunting time on it is "rented" by the individual.

Exam 17: Economic Systems

Private ownership of land would most likely be found where people make their living through

In contrast to food collectors, horticulturalists

Of all food collectors, who probably had the most sophisticated weapons?

__________ assumes that individuals seek to maximize the return (in calories and nutrients) on their labor in deciding which animals and plants to hunt or collect.

Among pastoral nomads, wealth is usually measured in

Of the following economic activities, which finds the individual ownership of land most important?

We see a peak in the organization of labor in industrial societies because of

Compared to horticulturalists, nomadic pastoralists

The kula ring is an example of

All societies divide labor by and .

Among the ¡Kung, children living in nomadic camps

When first described, anthropologists recognized that most societies had a domestic mode of production. In recent times, some societies have become

__________ is the accumulation of goods by a particular person, or in a particular place, for the purpose of subsequent distribution.

When do people have to work?

How is special-purpose money utilized?

Why do members of food-collecting societies not own land individually?

Of the following economic activities, which has the need for the higher level of technology?

People are most likely to be forced to work in

In intensive agriculture, individual ownership of land resources exists because

Which of the following statements best describes the land ownership situation among the Hadza of Tanzania?