Question 1

The extensive form of horticulture in which the natural vegetation is cut,the slash is subsequently burned,and crops then planted among the ashes is known as slash-and-burn cultivation.It is also called:

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive agriculture.
B)  complex farming.
C)  simple agronomy.
D)  swidden farming.
E)  extensive cultivation.

Question 2

The development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestral cultures were already rather alike is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

All broad-chested individuals are adapted to the low oxygen levels of high altitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Comanche and the Cheyenne were quite different culturally until they moved out onto the Great Plains and made use of the horse to hunt the buffalo and raid settled peoples.They then became more similar in cultural adaptations,a process called:

Accepted Answer

A)  pre-adaptation.
B)  transformed evolution.
C)  convergent evolution.
D)  parallel evolution.
E)  ecological evolution.

Question 5

All of the following statements except one correctly describe food-foraging societies.Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are egalitarian.
B)  They are small nomadic groups living within a fixed territory.
C)  They are primitive because they did not progress to a higher level.
D)  They are not very aggressive or warlike.
E)  They live in marginal areas of the world today.

Question 6

Which innovation is considered the beginning of the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rifle
B)  Hoe
C)  Airplane
D)  Steam engine
E)  Wheel

Question 7

According to the original study,the Mekranoti Kayapo had to work hard to get enough produce from their gardens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The cultivation of crops using hand tools such as digging sticks or hoes is a type of farming called:

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture.
B)  slash-and-burn.
C)  horticulture.
D)  low-tech farming.
E)  pastoralism.

Question 9

In what country do we find the Mekranoti?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paraguay
B)  Brazil
C)  Venezuela
D)  Colombia
E)  Thailand

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Food producers who specialize in animal husbandry,and who consider their way of life to be ideal and central to defining their identities,are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  food foragers.
B)  horticulturalists.
C)  agriculturalists.
D)  pastoralists.
E)  industrialists.

Question 12

One of the most significant characteristics of the food-producing way of life was the development of:

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent settlements.
B)  mobile populations.
C)  skillful hunters.
D)  lower population.
E)  increased egalitarianism.

Question 13

The process organisms undergo to achieve a beneficial adjustment to a particular environment,which not only leads to biological changes in the organisms but also impacts their environment,is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation.
B)  acculturation.
C)  adaptation.
D)  assimilation.
E)  incorporation.

Question 14

What was the primary goal of the Cusichaca Trust research and applied work in the Patacancha Valley of Peru?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alteration of dietary intake to improve nutrition
B)  Development of new seeds more adapted to the climate
C)  Development of new markets throughout the valley
D)  Revival of ancient farming techniques
E)  Introduction of domestic animals to revive pastoralism

Question 15

The development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestry was otherwise distinct is called parallel evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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 18

Which of the following statements about Easter Island and the Rapanui is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rapanui first settled the island about 800 years ago.
B)  When the Rapanui arrived,75% of the land was densely forested.
C)  The Rapanui raised pigs and also fished for subsistence.
D)  A large rat population on the island contributed to the ultimate destruction of the Rapanui.
E)  When the Dutch arrived to the Island in 1722,there were no more than 3,000 Rapanui remaining.

Question 19

Among food foragers,social equality is marked in all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  strict division of labor.
B)  rarity of warfare.
C)  communal property.
D)  social egalitarianism.
E)  distribution of resources.

Question 20

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

Exam 7: Patterns-Of-Subsistence

The cultivation of crops using hand tools such as digging sticks or hoes is a type of farming called:

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

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Which of the following statements about Easter Island and the Rapanui is not correct?

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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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Among food foragers,social equality is marked in all of the following except:

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All of the following statements except one correctly describe food-foraging societies.Which is it?

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All broad-chested individuals are adapted to the low oxygen levels of high altitude.

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Which innovation is considered the beginning of the industrial revolution?

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The process organisms undergo to achieve a beneficial adjustment to a particular environment,which not only leads to biological changes in the organisms but also impacts their environment,is called:

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

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In what country do we find the Mekranoti?

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The development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestral cultures were already rather alike is called:

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Food producers who specialize in animal husbandry,and who consider their way of life to be ideal and central to defining their identities,are called:

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The development of similar cultural adaptations to similar environmental conditions by people whose ancestry was otherwise distinct is called parallel evolution.

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The Comanche and the Cheyenne were quite different culturally until they moved out onto the Great Plains and made use of the horse to hunt the buffalo and raid settled peoples.They then became more similar in cultural adaptations,a process called:

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According to the original study,the Mekranoti Kayapo had to work hard to get enough produce from their gardens.

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One of the most significant characteristics of the food-producing way of life was the development of:

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The extensive form of horticulture in which the natural vegetation is cut,the slash is subsequently burned,and crops then planted among the ashes is known as slash-and-burn cultivation.It is also called:

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What was the primary goal of the Cusichaca Trust research and applied work in the Patacancha Valley of Peru?

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

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