What are the consequences of state formation?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Population growth and related increase in stratification
2. Changes in health due to infectious disease, unequal access to resources, etc.
3. Expansion and warfare
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For many ethnic groups in multicultural nations, __________ has remained an important identity marker
a. sculpture b. folklore c. dance d. weaving
Systems regulating the way goods and services are distributed are closely associated with the society’s __________.
A) religious system B) level of economic development C) dependence on hunting D) incentives for labor
Countries deriving higher percentages of their gross domestic product from agriculture tend to have higher rates of __________
a. poverty b. hunger c. unemployment d. child labor
Which of the following is the best example of how diseases have been powerful selective agents for humans, particularly before the arrival of modern medicine?
A. Smallpox, which appeared after people and animals started living together, has worked as a selective agent against people with sickle-cell anemia. B. Blood type A individuals are more prone to stomach and cervical cancer. Since these diseases usually occur after reproduction has ended, they are particularly powerful agents in adaptation and evolution through natural selection. C. Blood type O will soon become something of the past, since it does not confer an advantage to any disease. D. Smallpox, which appeared after people and animals started living together, has worked as a selective agent for people with blood types B and O who have an ability to produce antibodies against smallpox. E. Diseases no longer work as powerful selective agents for humans, thanks to the widespread availability of modern medicine.