Anthropology

6 years ago

Historical archaeologists in North America have provided much needed information about __________. ...

Historical archaeologists in North America have provided much needed information about __________.

A. immigrants who arrived in the last 500 years
B. migration of the first humans on the continent
C. h

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Tree rings can provide information about the age of the tree as well as how much rain and sunlight ...

Tree rings can provide information about the age of the tree as well as how much rain and sunlight the tree received over time.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The use of anthropological data to offer practical solutions to problems within a society is called ...

The use of anthropological data to offer practical solutions to problems within a society is called __________.

A. applied anthropology
B. forensics
C. ethnography
D. participant observatio

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Which of the following is a specialization within the discipline of biological anthropology?

Which of the following is a specialization within the discipline of biological anthropology?

A. ecological anthropology
B. ethnology
C. forensic anthropology
D. phonology

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Many scientists argue that the increased levels of carbon dioxide that are produced by the burning ...

Many scientists argue that the increased levels of carbon dioxide that are produced by the burning of fossil fuels and the tropical rainforest

will create a(n) __________ in which the carbon dioxide will trap the heat from th

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When minority ethnic groups want to resist cultural hegemony by the dominant ethnic group, they ...

When minority ethnic groups want to resist cultural hegemony by the dominant ethnic group, they often try to secede and develop their own nation states. What is this called?

A. a pluralist movement
B. a multicult

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Guatemala and Honduras were colonized by the Portuguese (True or false?).

Guatemala and Honduras were colonized by the Portuguese.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Attempts by indigenous peoples to reinstitute traditional cultural values and beliefs are called ...

Attempts by indigenous peoples to reinstitute traditional cultural values and beliefs are called __________.

A. revitalization movements
B. cultural adaptations
C. cultural revolutions
D

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A country will be classified as underdeveloped because of poor health care and high infant mortality ...

A country will be classified as underdeveloped because of poor health care and high infant mortality even if the total value of goods and services produced by that country is as high as that of a developed country.

Indicate w

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Globalization refers to the rise of industrial states and the social, economic, political, and ...

Globalization refers to the rise of industrial states and the social, economic, political, and cultural consequences this industrialism has had on nonindustrial societies, among other things.

Indicate whether the statement is

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The Lugbara build shrines and offer sacrifices to their ancestors based on the belief that ...

The Lugbara build shrines and offer sacrifices to their ancestors based on the belief that __________.

A. the ghosts of their ancestors continue to interact with living lineage elders
B. such actions will prevent

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The settling of legal disputes by a centralized authority is known as __________.

The settling of legal disputes by a centralized authority is known as __________.

A. big-man leadership
B. litigation
C. totalitarianism
D. adjudication

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A major factor leading to the diminishing importance of the extended family in industrial societies ...

A major factor leading to the diminishing importance of the extended family in industrial societies was the high rate of geographic mobility.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The ownership of land in agricultural states became the primary basis for an individual's ...

The ownership of land in agricultural states became the primary basis for an individual's socioeconomic status.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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All forager groups have a concept of private land ownership that is similar to that found in Western ...

All forager groups have a concept of private land ownership that is similar to that found in Western societies.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The horticulturalist Iroquois depended solely on cultivated food resources. (True or false?)

The horticulturalist Iroquois depended solely on cultivated food resources.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following statements is true of cross-cultural studies?

Which of the following statements is true of cross-cultural studies?

A. They allow anthropologists to make distinctions between behaviors that are culture specific and those that are universal.
B. They make it po

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Which of the following statements about modernization is correct?

Which of the following statements about modernization is correct?

A. Modernization is a precursor to industrialization.
B. Modernization refers to the economic, social, and political consequences of industrializa

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One difference between industrial and postindustrial societies is that in the latter __________. ...

One difference between industrial and postindustrial societies is that in the latter __________.

A. production is entirely mechanized
B. more people are employed in service and high-technology occupations
&

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Ideally, what characteristic should a good key informant possess?

Ideally, what characteristic should a good key informant possess?

A. formal ethnographic field training
B. being able to keep the ethnographer's purpose a secret
C. being willing to share secrets abo

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Household composition data and dietary information that is expressed numerically are examples of ...

Household composition data and dietary information that is expressed numerically are examples of __________.

A. random samples
B. emic data
C. qualitative data
D. quantitative data

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Geographical and ecological circumstances played little role in the development of state level ...

Geographical and ecological circumstances played little role in the development of state level societies.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The methodology Lewis Henry Morgan used to investigate foreign cultures included __________.

The methodology Lewis Henry Morgan used to investigate foreign cultures included __________.

A. the distribution of questionnaires to travelers and missionaries
B. participant observation of societies on South Pa

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An example of a bound morpheme in English is __________.

An example of a bound morpheme in English is __________.

A. the phrase boys will be boys
B. the word boys
C. the word boy
D. the s in the word boys

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The ability to build an infinite number of sentences within sentences is known as __________.

The ability to build an infinite number of sentences within sentences is known as __________.

A. proxemics
B. recursion
C. dynamics
D. semantics

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Cross-cultural studies of human sexual desire have revealed that __________.

Cross-cultural studies of human sexual desire have revealed that __________.

A. in all cultures, adults seek to engage in regular sexual activity
B. sexual desire and sexual activity are strongly conditioned by c

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Value judgments concerning homosexuality are based on __________.

Value judgments concerning homosexuality are based on __________.

A. genetics
B. behavior
C. anatomy
D. culture

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In her classic work Patterns of Culture (1934), Ruth Benedict used the terms Apollonian and ...

In her classic work Patterns of Culture (1934), Ruth Benedict used the terms Apollonian and Dionysian to describe __________.

A. cultural personalities of Pueblo and Plains Indians
B. religious cults of northern

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Human needs for food and sex are __________.

Human needs for food and sex are __________.

A. drives
B. instincts
C. obsessions
D. learned behavior

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Goodman854

6 years ago

Enculturation completely determines a person's personality and behavior. (True or false?)

Enculturation completely determines a person's personality and behavior.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The childhood familiarity hypothesis proposes that children raised together are more likely to ...

The childhood familiarity hypothesis proposes that children raised together are more likely to become sexually involved as adults.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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le_ikari

6 years ago

A society and a culture are synonymous (True or false?).

A society and a culture are synonymous.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A worldview consists of various beliefs about the nature of reality that provide people with a means ...

A worldview consists of various beliefs about the nature of reality that provide people with a means of interpreting and understanding the world around them.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The unique capacity for culture in the human species depends on learning since we do not inherit our ...

The unique capacity for culture in the human species depends on learning since we do not inherit our culture through our genes.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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According to theorists who emphasize the role of trade in the emergence of the state, __________. ...

According to theorists who emphasize the role of trade in the emergence of the state, __________.

A. craft and labor specialization associated with the production of trade items led to a rise in administrative specialization

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Hieroglyphic writing simplifies a(n) __________ into a(n) __________.

Hieroglyphic writing simplifies a(n) __________ into a(n) __________.

A. picture; symbol
B. sound; syllable
C. language; alphabet
D. ideograph; pictograph

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The principal effect of plant cultivation for human populations is that it __________.

The principal effect of plant cultivation for human populations is that it __________.

A. improves the quality of human nutrition by the introduction of proteins and carbohydrates
B. creates more stable food supp

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The llama was domesticated in South America by 5,000 to 6,000 years ago. (True or false?)

The llama was domesticated in South America by 5,000 to 6,000 years ago.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Food-processing tools are more often found in Neolithic sites rather than Paleolithic sites. ...

Food-processing tools are more often found in Neolithic sites rather than Paleolithic sites.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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