Quiz 5

The practice of moving gardens to new areas, cutting down fast-growing trees, burning the undergrowth, and planting crops is called

"Slash and burn."

The series of steps a food product takes from the field to the store is called

A commodity chain.

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 more likely to be in which kind of society?

Agricultural.

In the Trobriand Islands, which of the following best represents the relationship between people and their yams? 1.) Women own the yams, and men share what they grow with women. 2.) A large yam pile in a man's house demonstrates he is well-liked and maintains his relationships in the community. 3.) Yams are believed to be living beings with minds of their own who may wander away at night if they are not magically charmed into place. 4.) All of the answer choices are correct.

All of the answer choices are correct.

Pastoralists raise animals in order to 1.) Utilize the food products of the animal. 2.) Use the fur and wool of animals for warmth and clothing. 3.) Use animal dung for fuel for their cooking fires. 4.) All of the answer choices are correct.

All of the answer choices are correct.

Why do anthropologists think agriculture arose nearly simultaneously in different regions of the world? 1.) Global climate change led to the extinction of the megafauna (large game animals that hunters had relied upon) 2.) A quest for power among elites led to a culture of feasting and gift-giving, requiring additional and intensive production from the land. 3.) Both of the answer choices are possible hypotheses. 4.) None of the answer choices is correct.

Both of the answer choices are possible hypotheses.

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

Carrying.

All of the following statements are correct about subsistence types, EXCEPT

Each society practices only one of the four subsistence types.

The cultural norms and attitudes surrounding food and eating are known as

Foodways.

Which of the following scenarios best represents the "built environment" among foragers?

Foragers construct temporary shelters made of twigs, leaves, palm fronds, or whatever plant materials are available in their environment.

Which of the following subsistence activities is an example of an immediate return system?

Foraging for plant foods in a forest.

A mode of subsistence defined by reliance on wild plant and animal food resources already available in the environment is called

Foraging.

Foragers have a broad spectrum diet, that is, they

Have a diet based on a wide range of food resources.

Which statement best represents the practice of horticulture?

Horticulturalists move their gardens periodically, use simple tools, and largely consume their own crops.

People whose gardens supply the majority of their food are called

Horticulturalists.

Sharing of food and other resources among members of foraging groups

Is a survival strategy that reinforces social equality and helps the group get through times of scarcity.

A subsistence system that relies on herds of domesticated livestock is called

Pastoralism.

A subsistence system is

The set of practices used by members of a society to acquire food.

In subsistence studies, the term domestic economy refers to

The work associated with obtaining food for a family or household.

Thomas Malthus' idea that connects population and resources argues that

Without something to slow it down, a population will grow faster than the resources that the environment can provide.