Tree-ring dating is possible because
a. variable tree ring widths preserve information about past climatic change and can be fit into a long-term chronological sequence.
b. tree rings can simply be counted and subtracted from the present to determine the calendar date of the tree's death.
c. all trees respond to climatic variability in the same way.
d. sunspots don't effect the earth's climate
e. several sets of rings represent a single year
a
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a. true b. false
A __________ is a group of people who occupy a particular territory and speak a common language
A) society B) culture C) family D) subculture
Which anthropologist pioneered studies of cross-cultural personality and gender?
a. Irving Hallowell b. Emily Martin c. Francis Hsu d. Margaret Mead
Learning another language is
a. seldom part of the anthropologist's preparation for fieldwork. b. always accomplished before the anthropologist enters the field site. c. necessary only when an interpreter cannot be found. d. an important part of the tradition of anthropological fieldwork. e. required in fieldwork, whether or not the anthropologist travels to another country.