How is the foraging mode of livelihood related to fertility rates within it?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Relatively low fertility rates (and long birth intervals) keep foraging bands at a sustainable size.
2. Women's active lifestyle and work results in little body fat, which suppresses ovulation.
3. Longer periods of breastfeeding result in less ovulation.
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A) above Paleo-Indian sites, since they are more recent B) below Paleo-Indian sites, since they are more ancient C) above Maglemosian sites, since they are more recent D) above Maglemosian sites, since they are more ancient
The Trobriand Islanders have relatively equal access to economic resources and power, but some social groups do have unequal access to prestige. What type of society do they represent?
A) ranked B) egalitarian C) a class society D) a caste society
Big Trucking Company has purchased a $100,000 dump truck that has a useful life of 8 years. After the first year of use, the market value of the dump truck falls to $70,000. What is the straight-line depreciation of the dump truck?
A) $70,000 B) $87,500 C) $12,500 D) $30,000
The first early modern human skeleton to be found was
A) near Niah on an island off Borneo in the 1940's B) in the Dordogne region of France in 1868 C) at Koobi Fora in Ethiopia D) at Klasies River Mouth, South Africa, in the 1890's E) at Qafzeh in the Middle East in the 1950's