Sexual dimorphism tends to be more pronounced in terrestrial primate species
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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The cultural knowledge of the supernatural that people use to cope with the ultimate problems of human existence is called
a. personified supernatural power. b. mana. c. transcendental values. d. religion.
All of the following are reasons it is important to map the field site with information from local people except:
a. much cultural information is contained on a key consultant’s map. b. the map will contain local place names. c. the map will contain information on local features and land use in the area. d. social information will be contained on the map. e. local informants have official maps available to make this accurate and quantitative.
Today's ecological anthropology, also known as environmental anthropology, attempts not only to understand environmental problems but also to
A. prescribe top-down solutions to ecological problems. B. contribute to development projects that sometimes, out of necessity, replace indigenous institutions with culturally alien concepts. C. find solutions, acknowledging that ecosystems management involves multiple levels. D. promote the concepts of environmental rights, even at the expense of cultural rights. E. work closely with state agencies, among whom they do most of their ethnography, to promote institutional change.
A long-term acclimatory response to cold stress is:
A. vasodilation of the capillaries in the skin B. increased rate of breathing C. an increase in the basal metabolic rate D. a reduction in the volume of urine produced