Anthropologists predict that by the year 2100, there will only be about 100 languages in the world
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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According to the Immigration Policy lecture, U.S. immigrant admissions policy prioritizes family reunification
a. true b. false
Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best represents what is meant by this statement?
a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot distinguish between the meanings of these concepts. b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences the other. c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on physiological adaptations. d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in the adaptation of all forms of life. e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within the cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
Productivity refers to
a. the fact that language involves coming unique units of sound according to a set of shared rules. b. the fact that there is no inherent or natural relationship between words and their meanings. c. the fact that a limited number of words may be combined into an infinite number of meaningful sentences. d. the ability to refer to people, places and events that are remote in time and space.
Rice was domesticated in southern China.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)