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Culture is made up of: CORRECT ANSWERS Rituals and language
Customs and beliefs
Clothing and food
Thoughts and values
(T/F) Agriculture concerns the production of both food and non-food products.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
The human population of the earth recently passed the ______________ billion mark.
CORRECT ANSWERS 7.5
Which of the following chemicals has American culture established as legal for
recreational use - while the others listed here are declared illegal.
A. Ethyl alcohol
B. DMT
C. Lysergic acid diethylamide
D. MDMA
E. THC CORRECT ANSWERS A. Ethyl alcohol
The TOP 3 "nonperishable storable" cereal grains produced globally are: CORRECT
ANSWERS Corn, rice, wheat
Which continent has a high population density, but low cereal grain production?
CORRECT ANSWERS Africa
The video "The Science of Overpopulation" said that around 1800, a British Economist
________________ wrote about the dangers of overpopulation: CORRECT ANSWERS
Thomas Malthus
Net cereal imports as a share of consumption (%) versus food share of household
expenditure (%) for the US: CORRECT ANSWERS Low, low
Net cereal imports as a share of consumption (%) versus food share of household
expenditure (%) for the Republic of Congo: CORRECT ANSWERS High, high
The biggest difference between the Upper 20% of Lower 20% of US income earners in
terms of average annual expenditures, is that the Upper 20% are able to spend
significantly more of their income on: CORRECT ANSWERS Personal insurance and
pensions
, The Battle of Cajamarca in 1532 pitted Spanish Conquistadors against the
____________. CORRECT ANSWERS Incas
The separation between "Prehistory" and "History" occurred about __________ years
ago, with the ___________. CORRECT ANSWERS 5,000 / invention of writing
About __________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe
was the first conscious cultural act. CORRECT ANSWERS 2 million / tool making
Instead of just using Biological Evolution to adjust to their environment, early human
also developed through _____________, using intellectual and social skills. CORRECT
ANSWERS Cultural Adaptation
Most scientists believe that agriculture started in what is known as the "Fertile
Crescent," which is located in the modern... CORRECT ANSWERS Middle East
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of early emerging hominids:
A. Few personal possessions
B. Foragers
C. Mobility
D. Opportunistic eaters
E. Male dominated small families CORRECT ANSWERS E. Male dominated small
families
Early hominid males most often took on the dangerous tasks of hunting and defense
because... CORRECT ANSWERS they were more expendable than the females
Home Sapiens Sapiens can be translated to: CORRECT ANSWERS "Wise Humans"
Advantages of the emerging Farming Lifestyle over the Nomadic Lifestyle DID NOT
include:
A. increased population and overall growth
B. increased possessions and wealth accumulation
C. less work
D. allowance for labor specialization
E. food surplus CORRECT ANSWERS C. less work
Agriculture allowed humans to produce _________, which led to the creation of
_________, both of which were not known to human culture prior to agriculture.
CORRECT ANSWERS surplus food / labor specialization
The stage in human development in which a concentrated group of individuals develop
sustained advanced social, organizational, and culture interactions is known as:
CORRECT ANSWERS Civilization
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