The standard of living has been steadily improving for people all over the world during the past several decades
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
False
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Scientific knowledge and techniques mainly borrowed from the industrialized West are primarily associated with the modernization subprocess of:
a. telecommunication b. technological development c. urbanization d. agricultural development
After AD 1000, the people of St. Catherines Island acquired corn agriculture, and farming became the mainstay of their diet. What physical changes did this cause?
What will be an ideal response?
All of the following are lessons that emerge from the orangutan study except:
a. the concept of biological stress cannot be applied equally across species. b. reproductive strategies can be flexible. c. orangutans have no forms of aggression within their communities. d. primate behavior is serious and has social consequences that may not be anticipated. e. one must be cautious in comparing behaviors across species.
The Stillwater Marsh burial population had a remarkably low percentage of dental caries because
a. grit from plant food ground on metates was incorporated into their diet; this grit acted as a natural abrasive and helped to clean their teeth. b. they ate very little meat, largely subsisting on maize agriculture. c. they were strictly hunter-gatherers, and so their diet was very low in simple carbohydrates and starches. d. none of the above; the Stillwater Marsh burial population had an extremely high percentage of dental caries because their diet was high in carbohydrates. e. the flossed their teeth with blades of dried grass.