Discuss what it means when a trait is adaptive or maladaptive depending on environmental conditions. Give at least one example.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

Anthropology & Archaeology

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a. Sex b. Biology c. Gender d. Constructs

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The Dongria Kondh are facing imposition that will affect

a. very little as the Dongria Kondh are very adaptable. b. their entire way of life as strip-mining will destroy their land and impose on their sacred places. c. only their agriculture due to the effects of mining on the water supply. d. their wealth as the Dongria Kondh, like many indigenous tribes, will benefit from the wealth of multi-nationalcorporations.

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Which of the following specialties would be most involved in studying the effects of building a new nanotechnology factory in a small, rural community?

a. Educational anthropology b. Economic anthropology c. Political anthropology d. Medical anthropology e. Developmental anthropology

Anthropology & Archaeology

What is ethnocentrism?

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology