The national character school of anthropological theory emerged from the work of __________
a. Marvin Harris
b. Alfred Kroeber
c. Ruth Benedict
d. Marshall Shalins
c
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The Ngobe of Brazil are facing deforestation from extractive industries
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Among the Maasai:
a. women have extremely high status as cattle herders. b. women and men have relatively equal status, as both participate equally in subsistence activities. c. there is a female-centered ideal and the society is markedly pro-female. d. women are marginalized because they are not cattle herders. e. both men and women work as farmers, but men's labor is more valued.
The intensification of food production through industrial agriculture
A) would have saved the Greenland colonies if it had been practiced by the Viking settlers. B) was already being practiced by the Egyptians 2000 years ago. C) assures the world's food supply for an indefinite period. D) requires high energy inputs in the form of fuel and fertilizers. E) none of the above.
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck was important because:
A. his theory of evolution was correct in detail B. he speculated on the mechanisms of change C. he proposed the idea of uniformitarianism D. all of these