A hydroelectric dam is built in Haiti to provide electric power to those who can afford it. The Haitian citizens who had lived in the valley where the dam is built are relocated to a mountainous location where it is very difficult for them to make a good enough living to afford electricity. Which key dynamic of globalization does this story best illustrate?

time-space compression
increasing migration
flexible accumulation
uneven development


uneven development

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Morton Fried has criticized the use of the term "tribe" on the basis that __________

A. it represents a fixed evolutionary stage of social organization B. it should only be used in reference to Native American political entities C. the word is derived from an ethnocentric Roman word D. it is an ethnic term from the South Pacific that has been inappropriately applied to other regions

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U.S. kinship calculation is bilateral, traced equally through males and females; for example, father and mother

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following is NOT a critical aspect of human language?

a. language is spoken b. language is instinctual c. language is grammatical d. language is phonemic

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"Lucy" was found at:

A. Hadar B. Omo C. Laetoli D. Taung

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