________ occurs when individuals seek mates with traits similar to their own or different from their own.

A. Assortative mating
B. Inbreeding
C. Genetic drift
D. Outbreeding


Answer: A

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It is a widely-held anthropological viewpoint that

A) cultures differ greatly in their importance for study. B) cultures are so different that no generalizations about them can be made. C) some people cannot be said to have culture. D) all cultures provide valuable information for understanding the human species. E) cultures are so similar that only a small sampling needs to be studied.

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The change from subsistence farming to cash crops:

a. enables farmers to enlarge their holdings and feed their families more effectively. b. results in the relocation of subsistence farmers to urban areas or to lands ecologically unfit for farming. c. leads to the decline of multinational corporations. d. supports cultural pluralism. e. leads to revitalization.

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One of the ethical principles established by the Society for American Archaeology pertains to intellectual property. This is the idea that:

A. an archaeologist has exclusive rights over any artifact found by him or her. B. the country of origin of an artifact has sole rights over the artifact. C. the country of origin of a researcher has sole rights over any artifact found by him or her. D. the sponsor of an archaeologist has exclusive rights over any artifact found by him or her. E. None of the answers are correct.

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Approximately how many people in America claimed a Native American language as their only language?

a. 20,000 b. 5,000 c. 10,000 d. 12,000

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