In Conjunction with Cultural Anthropology - Touro Institute

3. Briefly describe Kwakiutl exchanges. What brought honor to a Kwakiutl buyer?
4. What are the five categories of economic statuses that make up the U.S. system of economic
classes?
5. What are the three forms of reciprocity, and how do the social relations differ in each?
6. What benefits could Melanesians obtain from participating in the Kula Ring?
7 Explain the differences between a subsistence economy and an economy that produces status
income.
8. What are the four basic means that human societies have used for controlling their economic
systems? Which type of society (i.e., bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states) is associated with each
mechanism?
9. Describe the different ways in which government and private corporations may interact in a
market economy.
10. Define consumer market.
Reading Assignment: Chapter 13: Environment, Adaption, and Subsistence
In this assignment you will become familiar with the basic natural environments in which human
societies are found and how people adapt themselves to these environments. You will learn how
the concept of adaptation is applied to biology and to culture.
Finally, you will learn the basic subsistence adaptations that anthropologists have found in
various human societies.
Assignment Overview
MCQ :: Matching :: True/False :: Short Essay
MCQ - Chapter Chapter 13: Environment, Adaption, and Subsistence
1. Which is NOT a reason for the relationship between culture areas and natural environments?
a. Environmental boundaries are sometimes barriers to the movement of cultural traits.
b. Adaptations to similar environments are likely to yield similar cultures.
c. Diffusion occurs readily between cultures with similar environmental adaptations.
d. Environments determine the characteristics of culture.
2. Which is the type of natural area most densely inhabited by human beings?