Taboos are __________
a. bad behaviors
b. restrictions on which people may have contact with religiously powerful objects
c. rulings on behaviors passed down from priests or shaman
d. the punishments for breaking religious rules decreed by theocratic governments
b
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A. greater ability to adapt to a greater variety of ecological niches B. evolutionary dead ends C. speciation D. greater ability to adapt to a greater variety of ecological niches and speciation
Development projects should aim to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT
A. promoting change, but not overinnovation. B. preserving local systems while working to make them better. C. respecting local traditions. D. drawing models of development from indigenous practices. E. developing strategies with little input from the local communities.
The study of meanings communicated through the use of space and distance is called:
a. phonetics. b. morphology. c. cognitive interpretation. d. proxemics.
All of the following are consequences associated with climate change EXCEPT:
a. a need to relocate some populations living on Caribbean islands. b. a displacement of approximately 10 million people a year. c. a decrease in productivity in the Southern Hemisphere regions. d. an increasing food insecurity. e. an erratic climate.