Researchers interested in evolutionary ecology often conduct studies of traditional hunter-gatherer and small agricultural societies because such societies are __________
a. easier to study than larger societies
b. more common
c. similar to the original human societies
d. the easiest to study using quantitative methods
Correct Answer: c
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The potato, tomato, and peanut were all first domesticated in:
a. North America. b. Europe. c. Africa. d. South America. e. Southwest Asia.
Despite differences arising from environmental variation, all foraging economies have shared one essential feature:
A. their emphasis on devising new forms of organic pesticides. B. their reliance on welfare supplied by state-level societies. C. their willingness to test out new food-producing technologies to see if they are any better than what they are used to. D. their interest in developing irrigation technologies to control sources of water. E. their reliance on available natural resources for their subsistence, rather than controlling the reproduction of plants and animals.
__________ are rewards and punishments expressed through praise, ridicule, gossip, and the like
a. Formal sanctions b. Dominance hierarchies c. Informal sanctions d. Negative sanctions
Among the functions of bridewealth is:
A) guaranteeing that a woman will be considered personal property B) compensation to her family for the loss of a woman's labor C) freeing the husband of any responsibilities to the bride's kin group D) paying for the costs of an elaborate wedding