One result of the Green Revolution of the 1970s was:
a. a reduction in the amount of chemical fertilizers used for crop growth.
b. new inbred seeds becoming more resistant to diseases than traditional seeds.
c. a reduced need for irrigation, dramatically saving freshwater resources.
d. improved soil quality from new technology that also polluted water sources.
Answer: d. improved soil quality from new technology that also polluted water sources.
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What is the origin of capoeira?
a. Capoeira originated as a way of adapting to an oppressed environment in which there was almost no other outlet for frustration and anger. b. Capoeira originated among the oppressed slaves and was a way of telling their history as entertainment to the slave owners. c. Capoeira emerged out of the Carnivale tradition and is a European-Afro-Brasileiro dance style. d. Capoeira originated with the upper classes of slave owners who brought this dance form from Portugal and then combined it with the slave traditions in Brazil. e. Capoeira originated in West Africa and was imported with slavery to Brazil.
________ fueled the European "Age of Discovery."
A. A desire to save the souls of local peoples B. Pilgrims fleeing persecution in their European homelands C. The feudal kingdoms of East Asia reaching out to establish trade links with Europe D. A seven-year-long drought in Europe E. European commercial interest in exotic raw materials
Which of the following research projects would not belong to the province of linguistic anthropology?
a. Learning about a culture by finding out which objects or events are associated with a large vocabulary b. Reconstructing the evolution of the big toe to find out at what time humans began to walk upright c. Comparing languages to see which ones can be traced back to a single unifying language d. Describing how, in a particular language, sounds are combined to form words and how words are combined to form sentences e. Studying the development and use of profanity in middle-school conversation
The increased period of infant dependency typical of primates
a. requires less intense and efficient rearing of the offspring. b. requires greater parental investment. c. provides less opportunities for the offspring to learn social behaviors. d. is not correlated with delayed maturation. e. is a direct cause of tantrum syndrome.