ASB 222 - MOD 3+4 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
A palynologist would interpret a decrease in tree pollen and an increase in grass
pollen after the introduction of farming to an area as correct answer evidence for
deforestation
Agriculture has changed the environment by causing correct answer A.
Deforestation
B. Erosion
C. Loss of species diversity
ANSWER- D- ALL OF THE ABOVE
Anthropologist argue that construction of Hopewell mounds correct answer
Created a stronger sense of community
Cahokia ritual space differ from earlier Hopewell in that at Cahokia they were
controlled by elites correct answer True
Define Agriculture correct answer ecological relationship between organisms, a
specific kind of mutualism where one organism's entire lifecycle is managed by
another.
Define Primary States correct answer The earliest state that developed through
local processes are called
, Domestication and agriculture are two terms that refer to the same process but
for different types of organisms. Domestication refers only to fauna and
agriculture only to flora. correct answer False
Hohokam ceramics were sourced by correct answer Studying thin sections and
using the microprobe
Hopewell earthworks include correct answer A. Geometric shapes
B. Causeways
C. Forts
ANSWER- D. ALL THE ABOVE
How much of the Earth's surface is used for agriculture? correct answer Nearly
half of the Earth is used for growing crops or tending to animals.
How would a archaeologist determine weather a pot was made using local or
non-local materials? correct answer By analysis of Clay and Inclusions
Of the following what were the two main challenges people had to overcome in
colonizing the Americas? correct answer Living in subarctic environments and
traveling from Alaska to the rest of the American continents
People choose to practice agriculture because it afforded them more free time
and more regular supply of food. correct answer False
periodic markets in the Hohokam area are thought to follow correct answer
Ballgames and ballcourt structures
ANSWERS
A palynologist would interpret a decrease in tree pollen and an increase in grass
pollen after the introduction of farming to an area as correct answer evidence for
deforestation
Agriculture has changed the environment by causing correct answer A.
Deforestation
B. Erosion
C. Loss of species diversity
ANSWER- D- ALL OF THE ABOVE
Anthropologist argue that construction of Hopewell mounds correct answer
Created a stronger sense of community
Cahokia ritual space differ from earlier Hopewell in that at Cahokia they were
controlled by elites correct answer True
Define Agriculture correct answer ecological relationship between organisms, a
specific kind of mutualism where one organism's entire lifecycle is managed by
another.
Define Primary States correct answer The earliest state that developed through
local processes are called
, Domestication and agriculture are two terms that refer to the same process but
for different types of organisms. Domestication refers only to fauna and
agriculture only to flora. correct answer False
Hohokam ceramics were sourced by correct answer Studying thin sections and
using the microprobe
Hopewell earthworks include correct answer A. Geometric shapes
B. Causeways
C. Forts
ANSWER- D. ALL THE ABOVE
How much of the Earth's surface is used for agriculture? correct answer Nearly
half of the Earth is used for growing crops or tending to animals.
How would a archaeologist determine weather a pot was made using local or
non-local materials? correct answer By analysis of Clay and Inclusions
Of the following what were the two main challenges people had to overcome in
colonizing the Americas? correct answer Living in subarctic environments and
traveling from Alaska to the rest of the American continents
People choose to practice agriculture because it afforded them more free time
and more regular supply of food. correct answer False
periodic markets in the Hohokam area are thought to follow correct answer
Ballgames and ballcourt structures
