Cultural Anthropology - Final Exam.
Quize 9-17. (100% Correct Review Test)
All of the following statements are correct about subsistence types, EXCEPT
... [Show More] - a. Due to
culture, different societies can adapt to similar environments in different ways.
b. Members of every society use different subsistence strategies in order to meet their
needs.
c. Subsistence types are a set of survival strategies developed to suit a particular
environment.
d. Each society practices only one of the four subsistence types.
Answer:
d. Each society practices only one of the four subsistence types.
The cultural norms and attitudes surrounding food and eating are known as - a.
foodways.
b. food forms.
c. food norms.
d. subsistence values and practices.
Answer:
a. foodways.
Sharing of food and other resources among members of foraging groups - a. is a way to
demonstrate to their gods that they are worthy people.
b. is a survival strategy that reinforces social equality and helps the group get through
times of scarcity.
c. shows that foragers are kind and selfless individuals who enjoy sharing just for the
sake of it.
d. leads to a hierarchical separation of individuals with status and those without it.
Answer:
b. is a survival strategy that reinforces social equality and helps the group get through
times of scarcity.
The series of steps a food product takes from the field to the store is called - a. a
globalized link.
b. stages of production.
c. a commodity chain.
d. value-added distribution.
Answer:
c. a commodity chain.
The practice of moving gardens to new areas, cutting down fast-growing trees, burning
the undergrowth, and planting crops is called - a. "slash and burn."
b. "clear and grow."
c. "burn and eat."
d. "slap and plant."
Answer:
a. "slash and burn."
Pastoralists raise animals in order to - a. use animal dung for fuel for their cooking fires.
b. use the fur and wool of animals for warmth and clothing.
c. utilize the food products of the animal.
d. all of the answer choices are correct.
Answer:
d. all of the answer choices are correct.
People who are disconnected from the production of their food (that is, who do not know
where their daily food comes from or how it was produced) are most likely to be in which
kind of society? - a. Foraging
b. Agricultural
c. Pastoral
d. Horticultural
Answer:
b. Agricultural
Which statement best represents the practice of horticulture? - a. Horticulturalists exploit
food that already exists in the environment, and do not plant crops or raise animals.
b. Horticulture requires irrigation in order to grow a surplus of food and support a large
population.
c. Horticulturalists move their gardens periodically, use simple tools, and largely
consume their own crops.
d. Horticulturalists have larger gardens than agriculturalists, who generally plant one
crop in a small area.
Answer:
c. Horticulturalists move their gardens periodically, use simple tools, and largely
consume their own crops.
The term that anthropologists use to quantify the number of calories that can be
extracted from a particular unit of land to support a human population is - a. carrying
capacity.
b. social density.
c. subsistence number.
d. land mass... [Show Less]