Francis Galton, founder of modern statistics, argued that “genius” is:

a) inherited.
b) randomly distributed within a population.
c) largely a result of environment.
d) a product of education.


ANS: A

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Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea suggests that the more permanent a settlement is,

a. the greater range of features it will contain. b. the closer trash dumps will be to habitations structures. c. the more variable posthole diameters will be. d. the more variable diameters the posts used in hamlets e. the posts will more often be scavenged from abandoned houses

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a. sprains b. torn muscles c. bone spurs d. fatigue fractures

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a. Some societies do not have any form of political system. b. Leadership in chiefdoms is vested in “big men.” c. The boundary of a polity corresponds with its cultural boundary. d. States are characterized by having a bureaucracy.

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