What did Gordon Childe suggest as the driving force for the development of agriculture in the Near East?
A) food shortage
B) climate change
C) population growth
D) infectious disease
B) climate change
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Natural selection proceeds ___________________
a. never b. only when individuals within a population vary c. when Darwin says it does d. always very rapidly
How are song duels adaptive among the Inuit?
a. The song duel allows Inuit to teach young children the epic stories of their ancestors. b. Through song battles, the Inuit orchestrate very specific corporal types of punishment. c. Through means of verbal dexterity, the Inuit are able to publicly deride someone guilty of transgression. d. The song duels are used because the Inuit cannot carry weapons and have no way to punish each other. e. The song duels wear out the participants through singing, and it diminishes a great deal of conflict.
Why are women marginalized in traditional Maasai society?
a. They cannot attend school. b. They cannot become elders. c. They cannot be clan leaders. d. They cannot be herders.
A British clergyman and economist named __________ predicted that populations would grow at a very rapid rate (exponential rate) and that the production of food and other vital resources would increase at a much slower rate
As a result, human populations would be subjected to a variety of checks on population growth such as warfare, famine, and disease. A. Charles Darwin B. E. O. Wilson C. Julian Simon D. Thomas Malthus