A problem with racial classifications hinges on the difficulty of dividing groups based on traits that have a continuous distribution or variation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: T

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Market globalization is:

a. the expansion of a national economy into a complete global economy. b. a unique scenario that only plays out in non-Western countries. c. the process by which capital and other forms cross national boundaries at prices largely determined by global supply and demand. d. when food is sold at the same prices all around the world.

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Many of the shared derived features of primates are related to:

A. movement in arboreal habitats B. swimming in aquatic habitats C. running in terrestrial habitats D. none of these

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According to Julian Steward, the environment and the availability of resources has a definite influence on the form of social organization

This approach to studying cultural evolution, called __________, was exemplified nicely in his study of the social organization of the Shoshone during different seasons of the year. A. cultural materialism B. environmental determinism C. environmentally driven evolution D. cultural ecology

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Among diurnal primates, fruit eaters tend to have larger brains

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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