Question 1

Slow Food places an emphasis on

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A)   the slow maturation of fruits and vegetables to preserve vitamins.
B)   preserving the biodiversity of traditional food production.
C)   reducing the fat and cholesterol in meat products.
D)   preserving traditional foods among aboriginal societies.

Question 2

Describe two advantages and two disadvantages of a transhumance life style.

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Transhumance lifestyle, which involves t...

Question 3

The primary food of the traditional Nuer diet is

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A)   cow meat.
B)   goat meat.
C)   milk.
D)   beans.

Question 4

The production maximization model of intensive agriculture strives to maximize production through

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A)   maintaining crop genetic diversity.
B)   growing folk varieties of crops.
C)   maintaining soil fertility without chemical fertilizers.
D)   growing genetically engineered varieties and using chemical fertilizers.

Question 5

Tribe and chiefdom are terms describing __________ groupings

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A)   political
B)   ethnic
C)   economic
D)   geographical

Question 6

On the plus side of the production maximization model are all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   cheaper food costs.
B)   diet diversity.
C)   global markets.
D)   soil degradation.

Question 7

A societal type that is marked by an egalitarian social structure based on horticultural and pastoral economies is called a

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A)   band.
B)   tribe.
C)   chiefdom.
D)   state.

Question 8

Programs to aid Nuer refugees find permanent homes have resulted in how many immigrating to the United States?

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A)   less than 500
B)   about 1,000
C)   about 2,500
D)   about 4,000

Question 9

The Nuer peoples are native to

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A)   North America.
B)   South America.
C)   Southeast Asia.
D)   Sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 10

Describe two types of currency used in market economies.

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In market economies, two types of curren...

Question 11

Compare and contrast the sustainable agriculture model of intensive agriculture with the production maximization model of agriculture.

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The sustainable agriculture model of int...

Question 12

What type of subsistence strategy is based on simple crop production without the benefit of cultivation or irrigation?

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A)   foraging
B)   agriculture
C)   horticulture
D)   pastoralism

Question 13

Which of the following groups is pastoral? The

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A)   Haida.
B)   Trobriand Islanders.
C)   Ju/'hoansi.
D)   Nuer.

Question 14

Describe the two Trobriand Island Kula objects.

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The two Trobriand Island Kula objects ar...

Question 15

Horticulturalists have poorer nutrition than foragers because

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A)   their vitamin and mineral intakes are reduced.
B)   they suffer from protein deficiency owing to lack of meat.
C)   they live in crowded conditions and do not get enough to eat.
D)   they have to work harder.

Question 16

Since the Nuer's culture was recorded by ethnographer Evans-Pritchard, they have

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A)   abandoned the pastoral lifestyle.
B)   increased their reliance on horticulture.
C)   have experienced the disruption of war and political unrest in Sudan.
D)   have become assimilated into the urban economy and politics of Ethiopia.

Question 17

The Yanomamo tribe of Venezuela and Brazil are horticulturalists that rely on gardens for what percentage of their food?

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A)   about 20 percent
B)   less than 50 percent
C)   about 60 percent
D)   more than 80 percent

Question 18

In addition to their distinctive subsistence strategies, horticulturalists are characterized by what features?

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A)   small population and low energy budget
B)   large population and land ownership
C)   large population and good nutrition
D)   high energy budget and a loose division of labor

Question 19

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of intensive agriculture.

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Intensive agriculture refers to the prac...

Question 20

Discuss the pros and cons of a world wide adoption of sustainable agriculture.

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Pros of a worldwide adoption of sustaina...

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