The study of nonhuman primates to access information about human evolution is limited by __________
a. the fact that we are not really primates ourselves
b. the small number of nunhuman primate species living
c. the huge variety and number of living nonhuman primate species
d. the relative lack of similarity between primates and ourselves
Answer b
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Which of the following statements about chiefdom societies is true?
a. Most chiefs gain their status through personal achievement. b. Some chiefs do not appear to have benefited economically from their position at all. c. Chiefs are thought to receive power from spiritual powers and, therefore, do not need to be generous to their followers. d. It is almost always the case the chiefdom-based societies are united under a single paramount chief who controls clans or kin groups through subchiefs.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. Women are increasingly holding high political office and soon will hold up to 40 percent of political positions worldwide b. Only in Western nations have women ever held any type of high political office. c. Although women in Western societies have made tremendous gains in holding political office, they never hold office in tribes and chiefdoms. d. Across the spectrum and as a norm, women rarely hold important political positions. e. Cross-culturally, women are always placed within advisory roles in the political structure.
BHP Billiton in Papua New Guinea
A. began a reforestation project. B. denied that they had made any negative environmental impacts. C. has caused flooding and pollution that has forced many indigenous families to move. D. closed the mine that was not up to environmental standards. E. increased the standard of living for the majority of the indigenous population.
This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the various forms of cultural and biological adaptation. Can you think of another example that illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?
What will be an ideal response?