The Upper Paleolithic is often defined in terms of:
A. Oldowan tools
C. the hand ax
D. the bow and arrow
B. stone blade tools
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Anthropologist Sue Ellen Jacobs did a social impact assessment regarding a water diversion project in New Mexico and indicated all of the following problems and risks except:
a. loss of fishing and other water resources. b. problems associated with relocation. c. increased threat of drowning. d. increased insect breeding. e. decreased government land control.
Which African society combines patrilineal descent and residence with female property rights?
a. Maasai b. Igbo c. Turkana d. Ju/’hoansi
Why does exogamy, the practice of seeking a husband or wife outside one's own kin group, have adaptive value outside of biological concerns?
A. It impedes peaceful relations among social groups and therefore promotes population expansion. B. It increases the likelihood that disadvantageous alleles will find phenotypic expression and thus be eliminated from the population. C. Exogamy is not adaptive; it is just a cultural construction. D. It was an important causal factor in the origin of social stratification. E. It creates new social ties and alliances, providing access to more resources and social networks.