In the case of skin color, natural selection is no longer active today, thanks to human cultural adaptations that confer an advantage no matter the skin color or environment one lives in.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Any effort to compare components of signs to consonants and vowels in spoken language will only create confusion
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What possible situation must be considered when deciding to provide vaccinations against life-threatening disease to a new community?
A) whether the society has the resources to sustain the potential population increase B) if the vaccine has minor side effects, such as headache or fever C) what time of year to give the vaccine, since its efficacy is seasonal D) if social stratification might prevent every individual from receiving the vaccine
All of the following are basic changes that mark the transition from Neolithic village life to the advent of urban areas except:
a. agricultural innovation b. social stratification c. uncentralized government d. diversification of labor
The foundations of the state—a social and political unit featuring a central government, extreme contrasts of wealth, and social classes—emerged
A. in the alluvial desert plain of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where a new economy based on irrigation and trade fueled the growth of this entirely new form of society. B. out of an attempt to copy, on a larger scale, the lifestyle that early sedentism offered its members prior to the sudden population growth caused by food production. C. in the hilly flanks, because that was the area that could best sustain a growing population. D. at the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the abundance of water helped keep a complex irrigation system working. E. against the will of the people, who correctly foresaw the many ills this new form of society would bring upon them.