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Chapter 1 What is Anthropology?
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1) What is anthropology? hg hg
A) the art of ethnography
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B) the study of long-term physiological adaptation
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C) the study of the stages of social evolution
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D) the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies
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E) the study of humans around the world and through time
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Answer: E h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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2) A holistic and comparative perspective
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A) makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology.
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B) refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study.
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C) makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one to apply to
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real problems people face today.
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D) most characterizes anthropology when compared to other disciplines that study humans.
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E) is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology.
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Answer: D h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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3) As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to
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learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products
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A) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon.
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B) have made some human groups more cultured than others.
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C) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the
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capacity for culture until they mature.
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D) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself
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biological, possible.
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E) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons, wolves,
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and even ants.
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Answer: D h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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,4) Which of the following statements about culture is FALSE?
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A) Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.
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B) Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.
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C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
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D) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.
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E) Culture is passed on from generation to generation.
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Answer: B h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
5) What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?
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A) acculturation
B) ethnology
C) enculturation
D) ethnography
E) biological adaptation hg
Answer: C h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
6) This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high
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altitudes illustrates
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A) human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic
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and physiological adaptations.
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B) how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic.
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C) how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle
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some 10,000 years ago.
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D) how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture.
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E) the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in
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extreme environments.
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Answer: A h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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Learning Objective: Explain the significance of the four primary types of human adaptation.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, 7) The presence of more efficient respiratory systems to extract oxygen from the air
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among human populations living at high elevations is an example of which form of
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adaptation?
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A) short-term physiological adaptation hg hg
B) cultural adaptation hg
C) symbolic adaptation hg
D) genetic adaptation hg
E) long-term physiological adaptation hg hg
Answer: E h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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Learning Objective: Explain the significance of the four primary types of human adaptation.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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8) Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following in order
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to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?
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A) cultural means of adaptation hg hg hg
B) biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research
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C) a holistic and comparative approach to problem solving
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D) social institutions, such as the state, that coordinate collective action
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E) technological means of adaptation, such as the creation of virtual worlds that allow us
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to escape from day-to-day reality
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Answer: A h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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Learning Objective: Explain the significance of the four primary types of human adaptation.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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9) Today's global economy and communications link all contemporary people, directly or
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indirectly, in the modern world system. People must now cope with forces generated by
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progressively larger systems—the region, the nation, and the world. For anthropologists
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studying contemporary forms of adaptation, why might this be a challenge?
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A) Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus,
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are becoming harder to find.
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B) According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be
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constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical
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circumstances."
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C) A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across
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space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more
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difficult.
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D) Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
their contributions less valuable.
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E) Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means
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the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology.
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Answer: B h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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,Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity, 18e (Kottak) hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 1 What is Anthropology?
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1) What is anthropology? hg hg
A) the art of ethnography
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B) the study of long-term physiological adaptation
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C) the study of the stages of social evolution
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D) the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies
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E) the study of humans around the world and through time
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Answer: E h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
2) A holistic and comparative perspective
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A) makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology.
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B) refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study.
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C) makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one to apply to
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real problems people face today.
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D) most characterizes anthropology when compared to other disciplines that study humans.
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E) is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology.
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Answer: D h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
3) As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to
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learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products
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A) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon.
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B) have made some human groups more cultured than others.
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C) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the
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capacity for culture until they mature.
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D) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself
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biological, possible.
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E) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons, wolves,
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and even ants.
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Answer: D h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
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prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. hg hg hg hg hg hg
,4) Which of the following statements about culture is FALSE?
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A) Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.
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B) Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.
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C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
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D) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.
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E) Culture is passed on from generation to generation.
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Answer: B h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
5) What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?
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A) acculturation
B) ethnology
C) enculturation
D) ethnography
E) biological adaptation hg
Answer: C h g
Topic: Defining anthropology
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Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic
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and comparative study of humanity.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation h g hg
6) This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high
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altitudes illustrates
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A) human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic
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and physiological adaptations.
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B) how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic.
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C) how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle
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some 10,000 years ago.
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D) how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture.
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E) the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in
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extreme environments.
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Answer: A h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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Learning Objective: Explain the significance of the four primary types of human adaptation.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, 7) The presence of more efficient respiratory systems to extract oxygen from the air
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among human populations living at high elevations is an example of which form of
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adaptation?
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A) short-term physiological adaptation hg hg
B) cultural adaptation hg
C) symbolic adaptation hg
D) genetic adaptation hg
E) long-term physiological adaptation hg hg
Answer: E h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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Learning Objective: Explain the significance of the four primary types of human adaptation.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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8) Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following in order
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to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?
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A) cultural means of adaptation hg hg hg
B) biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research
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C) a holistic and comparative approach to problem solving
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D) social institutions, such as the state, that coordinate collective action
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E) technological means of adaptation, such as the creation of virtual worlds that allow us
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to escape from day-to-day reality
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Answer: A h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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Learning Objective: Explain the significance of the four primary types of human adaptation.
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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9) Today's global economy and communications link all contemporary people, directly or
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indirectly, in the modern world system. People must now cope with forces generated by
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progressively larger systems—the region, the nation, and the world. For anthropologists
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studying contemporary forms of adaptation, why might this be a challenge?
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A) Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus,
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are becoming harder to find.
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B) According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be
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constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical
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circumstances."
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C) A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across
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space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more
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difficult.
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D) Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
their contributions less valuable.
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E) Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means
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the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology.
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Answer: B h g
Topic: Types of human adaptation
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