The pattern of nomadic herding in which pastoralists take their herds up- and down-slope depending on the productivity of the pasturelands is called

a. transmigration.
b. nomadism.
c. transhumance.
d. grazing.


c

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To Arjun Appadurai (1990), "________" describes the linkages in the modern world that have both enlarged and erased old boundaries and distinctions.

A. ethnocentric B. translocal C. essentialized D. diasporic E. postmodern

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The Hardy-Weinberg formula can be used to __________

a. predict approximate mating frequencies b. calculate genotype frequencies only if the population is small and mating is non-random c. reveal the presence of an evolutionary force at work in a population d. reveal the impact of blending inheritance on a population

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Which of the following is NOT a feature of urban life?

A. high population density B. dispersed settlements C. social heterogeneity D. economic differentiation E. geographic mobility

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