Dendrochronology is a technique that makes use of __________

A. radioactive decay
B. changes in fauna over time
C. the law of supraposition
D. variation in the growth rings of trees


Answer: D

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Poverty results from social and economic __________

a. equalities b. development c. upheaval d. inequalities

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Research on female initiation rites in New Guinea suggests that the principal idea expressed in such rites is:

a. The duty of women to serve their husbands. b. The secret ritual dominance of women over men in these societies. c. The fact that even though they marry, their primary obligations are to their own families, not their husbands'. d. The principle of patrilineality. e. The complementarity of male and female.

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Among food foragers, social equality is marked in all of the following except:

a. strict division of labor. b. rarity of warfare. c. communal property. d. social egalitarianism. e. distribution of resources.

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The Beng in West Africa believe in reincarnation and cherish their children as "old souls" returning home. With which type of child-rearing training are they associated?

a. interdependence training b. imitation training c. dependence training d. independence training

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