Anthropology

6 years ago

With its population of 2.9 million and its vast territory, __________ is the most sparsely populated ...

With its population of 2.9 million and its vast territory, __________ is the most sparsely populated country of the world.

A) Russia
B) Mongolia
C) Brazil
D) China

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6 years ago

Before they began migrating to settlement areas for work on rubber plantations, the Mundurucu of the ...

Before they began migrating to settlement areas for work on rubber plantations, the Mundurucu of the Amazon relied mainly on which mode of livelihood?

A) foraging
B) horticulture
C) pastoralism
&n

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6 years ago

Mongolian pastoralists of the former Soviet Union are now adjusting to __________.

Mongolian pastoralists of the former Soviet Union are now adjusting to __________.

A) having to become citizens of China
B) a collectivized system of agricultural production
C) the market economy

Vertimyst 38 1 Reply

6 years ago

Cultural revival among the Tiwi of Australia involves them in the market economy to a certain ...

Cultural revival among the Tiwi of Australia involves them in the market economy to a certain degree; before this, their economy was based mainly on __________.

A) foraging
B) horticulture
C) pastorali

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6 years ago

An example of work that fits into the category of the informal sector is __________.

An example of work that fits into the category of the informal sector is __________.

A) sales clerk in a department store
B) professional basketball player
C) sex worker
D) college professo

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6 years ago

A cause of change in the family farming system of the Maya in Chiapas, Mexico, was __________.

A cause of change in the family farming system of the Maya in Chiapas, Mexico, was __________.

A) increased dependence on corn as a crop
B) the construction of roads
C) privatization of land ownership

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6 years ago

A case study of a Taiwanese factory in South Africa found that the main reason for South African ...

A case study of a Taiwanese factory in South Africa found that the main reason for South African workers' resentment against the Taiwanese managers is __________.

resentment against the Taiwanese managers is __________.

Tommiiee 75 1 Reply

6 years ago

According to the textbook, economic systems include three components: production, consumption, and ...

According to the textbook, economic systems include three components: production, consumption, and sustainability.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

adelaidebear 28 1 Reply

6 years ago

Foragers of temperate climates have a more clearly marked gender division of labor than foragers of ...

Foragers of temperate climates have a more clearly marked gender division of labor than foragers of the circumpolar region.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Vertimyst 45 1 Reply

6 years ago

The mode of livelihood that is based on growing food through a system of shifting cultivation is ...

The mode of livelihood that is based on growing food through a system of shifting cultivation is agriculture.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Vertimyst 58 1 Reply

6 years ago

The precolonial Iroquois depended mainly on pastoralism for their livelihood. (True or false?)

The precolonial Iroquois depended mainly on pastoralism for their livelihood.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

warhead 24 1 Reply

6 years ago

Compared with pastoralism and horticulture, agriculture is a more land-intensive strategy. ...

Compared with pastoralism and horticulture, agriculture is a more land-intensive strategy.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

adelaidebear 58 1 Reply

6 years ago

The concept of property relations that exists among traditional, undisturbed foragers is called the ...

The concept of property relations that exists among traditional, undisturbed foragers is called the informal sector.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Daisuke_aurora

6 years ago

The control of distribution is the critical factor for women's status in horticultural societies. ...

The control of distribution is the critical factor for women's status in horticultural societies.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

hellink 39 1 Reply

6 years ago

Fallowing is a critical phase in foraging (True or false?).

Fallowing is a critical phase in foraging.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

warhead 42 1 Reply

6 years ago

Compared with working in the formal sector of the economy, working in the informal sector is more ...

Compared with working in the formal sector of the economy, working in the informal sector is more likely to provide a secure income.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

warhead 67 1 Reply

6 years ago

How does children's labor differ in different modes of livelihood and what factor best explains the ...

How does children's labor differ in different modes of livelihood and what factor best explains the variation?

What will be an ideal response?

hellink 43 1 Reply

6 years ago

What are use rights and in what mode of livelihood area they most prominent? What will be an ...

What are use rights and in what mode of livelihood area they most prominent?

What will be an ideal response?

Vertimyst 32 1 Reply

6 years ago

Describe the foraging mode of livelihood, including its property relations and sustainability, and ...

Describe the foraging mode of livelihood, including its property relations and sustainability, and explain why it has been referred to as the original affluent society.

What will be an ideal response?

warhead 41 1 Reply

6 years ago

Explain the difference between an extensive strategy and an intensive strategy and provide an ...

Explain the difference between an extensive strategy and an intensive strategy and provide an example of livelihood in each.

What will be an ideal response?

Ramanathan 33 1 Reply

6 years ago

Tibetan Buddhism is Mongolia's primary religion (True or false?).

Tibetan Buddhism is Mongolia's primary religion.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Daisuke_aurora

6 years ago

Define the formal/informal sector dichotomy and provide an example of work in each sector. What ...

Define the formal/informal sector dichotomy and provide an example of work in each sector.

What will be an ideal response?

Leocastilho 78 1 Reply

6 years ago

How do property relations differ in the various modes of livelihood? Provide illustrations. What ...

How do property relations differ in the various modes of livelihood? Provide illustrations.

What will be an ideal response?

warhead 55 1 Reply

6 years ago

List some of the characteristics of the division of labor in agricultural societies. What will be ...

List some of the characteristics of the division of labor in agricultural societies.

What will be an ideal response?

Ramanathan 40 1 Reply

6 years ago

Describe some of the key features of the horticultural mode of livelihood.

Describe some of the key features of the horticultural mode of livelihood.

What will be an ideal response?

warhead 40 1 Reply

6 years ago

Who are the Andaman Islanders, what is their recent history, and what challenges are they facing ...

Who are the Andaman Islanders, what is their recent history, and what challenges are they facing today?

What will be an ideal response?

Vertimyst 25 1 Reply

6 years ago

What are some of the general effects of contemporary economic globalization and the spread of ...

What are some of the general effects of contemporary economic globalization and the spread of Western capitalism?

What will be an ideal response?

adelaidebear 57 1 Reply

6 years ago

If you were invited to attend a potlatch among the Kwakwaka'wakw Indians of the Pacific Northwest, ...

If you were invited to attend a potlatch among the Kwakwaka'wakw Indians of the Pacific Northwest, you would probably __________.

A) be expected to bring cash to give to the host
B) come back empty-handed
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6 years ago

In foraging societies, the largest share of people's budget usually is devoted to __________.

In foraging societies, the largest share of people's budget usually is devoted to __________.

A) taxes, just like the rest of us
B) contributions and gifts for the chief
C) basic needs such as food and

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6 years ago

If you were to spend time and money for your group's upcoming potlatch, you would be using your ...

If you were to spend time and money for your group's upcoming potlatch, you would be using your __________.

A) leisure-time fund
B) recurrent costs fund
C) ceremonial fund
D) entertainment

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Daisuke_aurora

6 years ago

Which of the following occurs at the industrial/digital economy mode of consumption and exchange? ...

Which of the following occurs at the industrial/digital economy mode of consumption and exchange?

A) increased expected reciprocity
B) increased social equality
C) increased leisure time
D)

Tommiiee 36 1 Reply

6 years ago

Minimalism most characterizes which mode of consumption and exchange?

Minimalism most characterizes which mode of consumption and exchange?

A) foraging
B) pastoralism
C) agriculture
D) industrialism/digital economy

Leocastilho 37 1 Reply

6 years ago

An unwritten, culturally embedded rule that prevents an individual from becoming wealthier or more ...

An unwritten, culturally embedded rule that prevents an individual from becoming wealthier or more powerful than anyone else is known as __________.

A) personalized consumption
B) depersonalized consumption
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tammys85 35 1 Reply

6 years ago

Infinite needs most characterize which economic system?

Infinite needs most characterize which economic system?

A) foraging
B) horticulture
C) agriculture
D) industrialism/digital economy

Tommiiee 45 1 Reply

6 years ago

An example of an important cash crop is __________.

An example of an important cash crop is __________.

A) manioc
B) wheat
C) tea
D) rice

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6 years ago

The social distribution of the disease kuru in Papua New Guinea reflects an entitlement pattern ...

The social distribution of the disease kuru in Papua New Guinea reflects an entitlement pattern based on which microcultural factor?

A) ethnicity
B) class
C) age
D) gender

Leocastilho 45 1 Reply

6 years ago

If access to food or other resources is dependent on a form of exchange, that access is referred to ...

If access to food or other resources is dependent on a form of exchange, that access is referred to as __________.

A) an indirect entitlement
B) exploitation
C) negative reciprocity
D) redi

Leocastilho 58 1 Reply

6 years ago

A study of consumption patterns among low-income African American schoolchildren in New Haven, ...

A study of consumption patterns among low-income African American schoolchildren in New Haven, Connecticut, revealed that __________.

A) the children do not understand the negative effects of overspending when money is availa

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6 years ago

Which of the following is an intra-household entitlement?

Which of the following is an intra-household entitlement?

A) inheritance law
B) tax policy
C) ownership of food-producing land
D) access to energy as a paid public utility

Leocastilho 34 1 Reply