Cultural Anthropology Exam 1 (quizzes)
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Many large corporations—Walmart, General Motors, and others— routinely operate larger
numbers of factories in places like China to take advantage of very cheap wages, putting workers
in their home country out of a job. This is an example of: - ✔️✔️flexible accumulation
The scientific discipline that looks at genetics, evolution, the fossil record, and our closest
relatives in the animal kingdom in order to gain a greater understanding of humans is known as: -
✔️✔️physical anthropology
An anthropologist looking to understand the impact humans have had on the environment by
studying rock formations, polar ice caps and glaciers is most likely practicing what kind of
anthropology? - ✔️✔️archaeology
What would we call an anthropologist working alongside a Native American group to map their
spoken language into a written form? - ✔️✔️descriptive linguist
Audrey Richards conducted a detailed ethnography of the coming-of-age rituals of the Bemba,
and is often credited with opening the door to the study of health and nutrition among women
and children. Which of the four fields of anthropology was Richards working in? - ✔️✔️cultural
anthropology
What is one possible consequence of oil spills and other forms of mass water pollution? - ✔️✔️It
will kill off edible sea life completely by 2048.
Anthropology looks at the complete diversity of human life across space and time. This kind of
study requires a(n) - ✔️✔️belief that other cultures are normal.
What key dynamic of globalization is characterized by the movement of people, not only
between countries but also within the individual countries themselves? - ✔️✔️increasing migration
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