The environment sets broad limits on subsistence
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
True
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According to proponents of behavioral ecology:
a. individuals consciously behave in ways that ensure their fitness. b. infanticide is beneficial to the social group. c. individuals choose certain environments based upon the likelihood of carrying out aggressive behavior. d. behaviors have evolved through the operation of natural selection. e. individuals always act to enhance the survival of their species.
The globalization of food has resulted in large increases in the wealth and power of:
a. The governments of poor nations. b. Rural populations in poor nations. c. Rural populations in wealthy nations. d. Already wealthy city dwellers in wealthy nations. e. Multinational corporations involved in agriculture.
Bea Medicine was an early anthropologist who worked with Native Americans. All of the following are associated with her work except:
a. ?her goals as an anthropologist were to alleviate problems and provide self-help for native peoples. b. ?she served as the head of the Women’s Branch of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. c. ?although she was born Lakota, she recognized that native peoples had to learn to operate effectively and accommodate to dominant society. d. ?she worked as an advocate for national museums in order to expand their collections of native artifacts.
Which statement about pan-tribal mechanisms is true?
a. They serve to segregate local tribal segments. b. They serve to integrate local tribal segments. c. They are the same as extended families. d. They are permanent political fixtures. e. They are permanent forms of social control.