Which statement about per capita gross national income (GNI) is NOT true?
a. Half of the countries of the world have a GNI of under $2,500.
b. The richest nation per GNI is the United States.
c. The United States has a GNI of over $47,000.
d. Liberia and Ethiopia have GNIs of less than $180.
e. The poorest nation per GNI is Burundi.
b
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As discussed on page 313, few societies are ideal "types." However, which of the following list of attributes best fits a tribal society?
a. egalitarian, dependent on agriculture, relatively small population, little violence b. foragers, nomadic, little violence, run by an authoritative council c. chiefs with the power to enforce their decisions, foragers, established trade routes, private property d. dependent on agriculture, chiefs with the power to enforce their decisions, storage of a surplus, social stratification
Something used to make payments for other goods and services as well as to measure their value is called:
a. money. b. credit. c. prestige. d. barter. e. silent trade.
A totem is:
a) a physical representation of a spiritual being. b) a symbol of group identity. c) a compendium of religious teaching. d) one of a number of spirit doubles linked to someone’s soul.
Bioarchaeologists are frequently called to assist in identification of remains found in mass graves
a. True b. False