The allele for sickle-cell anemia is believed to have originated in areas where there are large populations of mosquitoes bearing:
a. falciparum malaria
b. parasitic dysentery
c. smallpox
d. yellow fever
a
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Unfortunately, plans to involve indigenous peoples in programs of economic development have failed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _____
a. incidence of disease tends to rise in areas facing rapid culture change b. environmental degradation caused by commercial development is high in these areas c. the tremendous influx of tourists into these areas has caused rapid contagion d. many of the more modern lifestyles that people adopt bring more diseases to these areas e. health problems are aggravated by rapid urbanization
Edward O. Wilson defined sociobiology as the science of __________
a. the biological basis of social behavior b. the effects of culture on biology c. the effects of society on culture and biology d. the sociological basis of biological evolution
The ________ has worked within the United Nations to support indigenous rights
A. Working Group on Indigenous Populations B. International Union for Indigenous Rights C. Supporters of Indigenous Peoples of Postsoviet Countries D. Intergovernmental Panel on Indigenous Rights E. United States Corps of Engineers
Leslie White theorized that energy capture is the most important factor in powering cultural change
a. True b. False