What is the one single most important reason that human impact on the planet has been so great?
a. The lowered age of menarche and consequent lack of education among women
b. Loss of biodiversity
c. Increase in bacterial forms of life
d. Increasing population
e. The decrease in the maximum life span of humans
d
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Beringia connected:
A. Europe to Africa B. Asia to Europe C. Africa to Australia D. Asia to North America
The diversification of the mammals occurred mostly during the
a. Pleistocene b. Mesozoic c. Quaternary d. Cenozoic e. Paleozoic
Psychological anthropology was developed by
a. psychologists rather than anthropologists. b. various anthropologists interested in the relationship between personality and employment. c. students of Boas interested in the question of the relationship of personality and culture. d. individuals with no interest in the impact of child-rearing on human societies. e. obstetricians working to improve the lives of women and children.
Polyandry is adapted to a number of different economic and demographic circumstances. Among the Toda of South India, it is an adaptation to the:
a. Shortage of land. b. Need for men to be away as soldiers for long periods of time. c. Shortage of females, created by female infanticide. d. Low birth rate of females as compared with males. e. High degree of occupational specialization.