Question 1

Which statement about the Maasai is false?

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A)   They are being forced to settle on permanent ranches.
B)   They have been very successful at managing their environment.
C)   For generations they have supplemented their diet with agricultural products.
D)   They engage in controlled burning to provide better pasturage for their cattle.
E)   They have experienced enormous sociocultural changes in the last 40 years.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Foraging societies have among the lowest population densities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In what type of environment is pastoralism practiced? How does transhumance pastoralism differ from nomadic pastoralism? Describe the social relations and type of population that can be supported by this strategy.

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Question 4

Agriculture:

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A)   has access to a much smaller supply of available energy than that of other food-procurement strategies.
B)   relies on animal power, mechanized technology, and non-mechanized technology for production.
C)   usually fails to produce surplus food.
D)   almost always lacks an adequate supply of labor.
E)   relies on gas-powered tractors and other forms of modern technology.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following has the highest degree of labor specialization?

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A)   Pastoralism
B)   Horticulture
C)   Intensive agriculture
D)   Foraging
E)   Swidden agricultureF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about Inuit social organization is not true?

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A)   The Inuit gather into large hunting parties to get seals and for fishing and hunting caribou. During the summer months they live in small, nuclear families.
B)   The Inuit hunt caribou and fish in small groups and hunt for seals in large hunting parties.
C)   The Inuit always hunt in small groups of men who are related to each other by blood or marriage.
D)   The Inuit live in permanent settlements and hunt only sporadically in small groups.
E)   The Inuit no longer live a traditional hunting and gathering life, but they do hunt occasionally in large groups.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

The Inuit divide their year into two hunting seasons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A society's environment:

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A)   has no effect on its food-getting strategy.
B)   absolutely determines the food-getting strategy that is its best adaptation.
C)   influences its food-getting strategy and sets broad limitations..
D)   sets very narrow limits on possible alternative food-getting strategies.
E)   is the only thing that affects its food-getting strategy.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

A subsistence strategy may involve various elements.Which of the following lists is most accurate for defining the term,subsistence?

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A)   How people make money
B)   How people grow, harvest, prepare, transport, market, and eat food
C)   How people eat, preserve, grow, and transport food
D)   How people preserve and market food
E)   How people grow, harvest, and sell foodF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Compare and contrast the livelihoods and social organization of the Ju/'hoansi and the Inuit.

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Question 11

In today's world,hunters and gatherers are found:

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A)   on land very poorly suited for agriculture.
B)   in a few, very dense populations.
C)   living permanently on arid lands near waterholes, where animals can be easily hunted.
D)   living in large extended families.
E)   only in Africa.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The distinguishing feature of most pastoralist societies is that they:

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A)   never engage in warfare.
B)   always live in a desert.
C)   specialize in herding, grazing, and/or browsing animals.
D)   consume unusually large quantities of meat.
E)   produce many commercial items for the market.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Create a chart of four major food-getting strategies.Identify the population size,permanency of settlement,surpluses,trade,labor specialization,and class differences associated with each.

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The four major food-getting strategies a...

Question 14

The Ju/'hoansi (!Kung San) inhabit:

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A)   the Gobi desert of inner Asia.
B)   the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa.
C)   the Ituri forest of the Congo.
D)   the Great Plains of the western United States.
E)   the Amazon jungle.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Which two terms are synonymous with shifting cultivation?

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A)   slash and burn farming and pastoralism
B)   Swidden cultivation and horticulture
C)   slash and burn farming and swidden cultivation
D)   swidden cultivation and horticulture
E)   extensive cultivation and horticultureF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The Neolithic Revolution brought both positive and negative changes to humans and human societies.Make a list of both positive and negatives consequences and then discuss whether you believe the changes were mainly positive or negative overall.

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Positive consequences of the Neolithic R...

Question 17

Which of the following is not a major food procurement strategy worldwide?

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A)   industrial agriculture
B)   horticulture
C)   intensive agriculture
D)   greenhouse cultivation
E)   food foragingF) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 18

Which statement about foraging societies is true?

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A)   They have fairly dense populations.
B)   They are typically sedentary, not nomadic.
C)   They occupy some of the world's best farmland.
D)   Their basic social unit is the family or band.
E)   They do not have access to necessary resources to survive.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

According to your text,environmental consequences related to industrial agricultural often led to:

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A)   less soil erosion.
B)   a decrease in plant and animal diversity.
C)   a decrease in deforestation rates.
D)   a reduction in soil and water contamination.
E)   a decrease in fuel and machinery costs.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Specialization in agriculture may result in all of the following except:

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A)   increased tendency to grow cash crops and buy food in the marketplace.
B)   increased reliance on a limited number of crop varieties.
C)   development of increasing surplus of crops.
D)   decreased importance of the family owned/operated farm.
E)   less specialization of labor.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Exam 7: Subsistence Patterns

In today's world,hunters and gatherers are found:

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Which statement about the Maasai is false?

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Which statement about foraging societies is true?

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A society's environment:

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Specialization in agriculture may result in all of the following except:

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In what type of environment is pastoralism practiced? How does transhumance pastoralism differ from nomadic pastoralism? Describe the social relations and type of population that can be supported by this strategy.

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The distinguishing feature of most pastoralist societies is that they:

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Which of the following has the highest degree of labor specialization?

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Create a chart of four major food-getting strategies.Identify the population size,permanency of settlement,surpluses,trade,labor specialization,and class differences associated with each.

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Which two terms are synonymous with shifting cultivation?

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Agriculture:

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According to your text,environmental consequences related to industrial agricultural often led to:

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The Inuit divide their year into two hunting seasons.

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The Ju/'hoansi (!Kung San) inhabit:

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Which of the following is not a major food procurement strategy worldwide?

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A subsistence strategy may involve various elements.Which of the following lists is most accurate for defining the term,subsistence?

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Which of the following statements about Inuit social organization is not true?

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Foraging societies have among the lowest population densities.

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Compare and contrast the livelihoods and social organization of the Ju/'hoansi and the Inuit.

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