Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Humans probably traveled to Australia by means of a land bridge.
2. A fossil population that maintained Homo erectus characteristics as recently as 9500 years ago was discovered in Australia.
3. The earliest agreed upon date for people occupying the New World is about 13,500 B.P.
4. The extinction of many genera of large animals during the Late Pleistocene may be due to hunting by Homo sapiens.
5. The first domestication of plants was 20,000 years ago in Africa.
1. false
2. true
3. true
4. true
5. false
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a. industrial agriculture. b. family farms. c. haciendas. d. informal economies.
As discussed in the text, long-term continental drift had significant evolutionary ramifications because
a. groups of animals were no longer isolated from each other by oceans. b. the distribution of mammals and other land vertebrates were unaffected. c. geological activities induced volcanic activities which decimated populations of placental mammals. d. groups of animals were isolated from each other by oceans. e. scientists can map the changes that occurred.
Why might someone code-switch between their own language and the language of a politically more powerful society?
A) The dominant culture's language is seen as a symbol of high status and upward mobility. B) It is inevitable that the dominant culture's language will soon be taught in schools, so it is easier to adopt it right away. C) They do not fully understand the dominant language, and revert back to their native language as needed. D) Only certain members of society are permitted to speak the dominant culture's language.
Dressing correctly at a wedding is an example of what component of cultural knowledge?
a. Norms b. Values c. Symbols d. World view