The Society for Conservation Biology estimates that about 6,000kg (13,228 lbs.) of bushmeat is taken through just seven western cities every month
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The text gives many examples of Native American words that are known as the names of many plants, animals, and locations. These are discussed to illustrate the fact that:
a. No languages have adopted foreign words. b. People in a given generation may have little idea which words are foreign in origin. c. "Native" languages are never the product of a history of cultural contacts and interactions. d. Native American words are better than English words.
Because nonindustrial economies can have features of both horticulture and agriculture, it is useful to discuss cultivators as being arranged along a cultivation continuum. Which of the following generally occurs in moving toward the more intensive end of the cultivation continuum?
A. increasing economic specialization B. increased leisure time C. increased egalitarianism D. longer fallow periods E. improved overall health status of the population
The descendants of German immigrants outnumber all other ethnic groups in the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
All of the following characterize contemporary industrial and postindustrial societies EXCEPT:
A) greater mobility in the work force. B) decreased emphasis on skill and education. C) increasing importance of government bureaucracies. D) well-coordinated specialized labor forces. E) shrinking elite and managerial class.