Question 1

In the Americas,the crop complex that was most adaptive and typical was:

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A)  wheat,barley,flax,rye,and millet.
B)  rice,yam,and taro.
C)  maize,beans,and squash.
D)  manioc,wheat,and cotton.
E)  rhubarb,rice,and turnips.

Question 2

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

Question 3

The Aymara Indians,who live in the mountains of Bolivia,have become biologically adapted to their environment by being:

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A)  short legged and barrel chested and surviving on lower oxygen content.
B)  long legged and extremely thin in comparison to the rest of the nation.
C)  short legged and very narrow chested and surviving on higher oxygen content.
D)  excellent climbers with an extraordinary sense of balance.
E)  long legged and stocky chested because of enlarged heart and lungs. A

Question 4

Food-Producing Societies are connected to the term "Neolithic Revolution."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The number of people that can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology is called the:

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A)  ecosystem.
B)  carrying capacity.
C)  culture core.
D)  population density.
E)  culture area.

Question 6

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

Question 7

The concept that states humans are moving forward to a better,more advanced stage in their cultural development is called:

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A)  advancement.
B)  evolution.
C)  progress.
D)  success.
E)  convergence.

Question 8

What principle of evolution is best illustrated in the example of the changes that occurred to the Cheyenne when they moved out onto the Great Plains from the Great Lakes region?

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel evolution
B)  convergent evolution
C)  constant evolution
D)  adaptation
E)  diffusion

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely to require cooperative hunting skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bow hunting
B)  Net hunting
C)  Spear hunting
D)  Rifle hunting
E)  Dart hunting

Question 11

The process of adaptation establishes a continually changing balance between the needs of the population and the potential of its environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 12

The transition from food foraging to food production first took place about years ago in .

Accepted Answer

A)  15,000; Nile River region
B)  5,000; Tigris Euphrates area
C)  10,000; Southwest Asia
D)  7,000; the Highlands of Mesoamerica
E)  3,000; Yangtze River Valley

Question 13

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.

Question 14

A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The oldest and most universal mode of subsistence is:

Accepted Answer

A)  food foraging.
B)  subsistence farming.
C)  hunting.
D)  pastoralism.
E)  fishing.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads who shepherd their herds throughout the Iran-Iraq border area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Frequent nursing of children over as many as 4 or 5 years acts to stimulate ovulation among food foragers such as Bushman.As a consequence,women give birth to more offspring at shorter intervals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If a group is well adapted to its environment,it will never change as long as conditions remain the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Someone who uses irrigation,fertilizers,and the plow to produce food on large plots of land is known as a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  horticulturalist.
B)  agriculturalist.
C)  pastoralist.
D)  forager.
E)  industrialist.

Exam 7: Patterns-Of-Subsistence

In the Americas,the crop complex that was most adaptive and typical was:

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Today,food-foraging societies:

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The Aymara Indians,who live in the mountains of Bolivia,have become biologically adapted to their environment by being:

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Food-Producing Societies are connected to the term "Neolithic Revolution."

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The number of people that can be supported by the available resources at a given level of technology is called the:

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

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The concept that states humans are moving forward to a better,more advanced stage in their cultural development is called:

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What principle of evolution is best illustrated in the example of the changes that occurred to the Cheyenne when they moved out onto the Great Plains from the Great Lakes region?

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All of the following statements about peasants are true except:

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Which of the following is most likely to require cooperative hunting skills?

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The process of adaptation establishes a continually changing balance between the needs of the population and the potential of its environment.

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The transition from food foraging to food production first took place about years ago in .

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Pastoralists are like food foragers in that:

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A culture area is a geographic region in which a number of different societies follow a similar (not necessarily identical)pattern of life.

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The oldest and most universal mode of subsistence is:

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

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The Bakhtiari are pastoralist nomads who shepherd their herds throughout the Iran-Iraq border area.

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Frequent nursing of children over as many as 4 or 5 years acts to stimulate ovulation among food foragers such as Bushman.As a consequence,women give birth to more offspring at shorter intervals.

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If a group is well adapted to its environment,it will never change as long as conditions remain the same.

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Someone who uses irrigation,fertilizers,and the plow to produce food on large plots of land is known as a(n) :

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