Ideally, taxonomic classification
a. reflects evolutionary relationships.
b. is based on the presence of acquired characteristics.
c. is always based solely on between-species behavioral similarities.
d. reflects the current geographic distribution of species.
e. is only applicable to nonhuman species.
A
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A. farming in the South American tropical lowlands preceded domestication in the Middle East by some 5,000 years. B. New World farming began in the lowlands of South America and then spread to Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands. C. maize was first domesticated in the Pacific islands and brought to the Americas by colonizers who navigated to the western coasts of South America. D. all early domesticates originated among the Clovis people, whose knowledge then diffused southward. E. the old assumption that New World farming originated in the upland areas is correct.
Food-collecting communities’ control of land rights _____
a. is uniform in all food-collecting societies b. is learned from contact with the surrounding societies (they tend to follow the same rules) c. varies because in some societies territorial boundaries between bands or families are rigorously maintained d. is likely to continue long into the future in spite of contact with outside societies e. tends to be more legalistic when these communities are part of a state society
Plows are a particular tool associated with agricultural societies
a. True b. False
Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are:
a. not there. b. visibly there. c. in the process of being moved. d. both symbolic and realistic. e. arbitrary and changing.