What term refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups?

A. Syntactical vocabulary
B. Spatial vocabulary
C. Focal vocabulary
D. Vernacular vocabulary
E. Temporal vocabulary


C. Focal vocabulary

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What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Hunting and gathering b. Horticultural c. Pastoral d. Agrarian e. Industrial

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Which of the following statements about the Oligocene epoch is NOT true?

A. Hominins first appeared during this epoch. B. It belongs to the Tertiary period. C. This period dates to 34–23 m.y.a. D. It was a time of major geological and climatic change. E. Most of what we know about primates from this period comes from fossils found in the Fayum.

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