Which of the following statements about foraging societies is true?

a. They have fairly dense populations.
b. They are typically sedentary, not nomadic.
c. They occupy some of the world's best farmland.
d. Their basic social unit is the family or band.
e. They do not have access to necessary resources to survive.


d

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Although the text uses the term "Other" to refer to the non­Western peoples anthropology used to focus on, the term is problematic because

a. it is not easily understood by non-anthropologists. b. it is not a very convenient shorthand to use. c. using the term is ethnocentric. d. the concept of Other is based on cultural relativism.

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Refer to the figure below. If the government imposes a minimum wage in this market, there will be a ________ the labor supply curve.



A) movement up
B) leftward shift in
C) movement down
D) rightward shift in

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Matrilineal descent groups are associated with farming societies in which _____ performs most of the labor in the house and gardens

a. men b. women c. women's brothers d. children e. hired workers

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Homo erectus appeared in Africa about __________ years ago

a. 180,000 b. 8 million c. 1.8-1.9 million d. 18,000

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