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<strong>GED</strong> <strong>210</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> 4 <strong>Examination</strong><br />

<strong>Answers</strong><br />

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<strong>GED</strong> <strong>210</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> 4 <strong>Examination</strong> <strong>Answers</strong><br />

1. The term “second world” is used to refer to:<br />

modern, industrialized nation-states<br />

what used to be called the soviet union and other communist countries<br />

undeveloped, nonindustrialized countries<br />

traditional, pre-state societies affected by contact with the modern world<br />

2. Since the 1960s, the Ju/’Hoansi San have become:<br />

increasingly independent and isolated from the modern world<br />

middle class citizens of the nation of South Africa<br />

increasingly dependent upon government assistance<br />

one of the few indigenous societies to become financially independent<br />

3. The introduction of a cash economy has disrupted traditional Ju/’Hoansi patterns of:<br />

egalitarianism and reciprocity<br />

food storage and redistribution<br />

centralized decision-making<br />

rapid population growth<br />

4. Resettlement of Mbuti Pygmies on plantations outside the rainforest by the government of<br />

zaire has resulted in their:<br />

participation in the national political process<br />

contribution to the economy through taxation<br />

increased success at agricultural production<br />

declining health<br />

5. The Ju/’Hoansi or San Foragers inhabit the modern nations of:<br />

South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana<br />

Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda<br />

Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania<br />

Venezuela and Brazil<br />

6. Conflict between the Iroquois and other indigenous tribal groups in the 1600s was not due to:<br />

the introduction of guns and ammunition by the French


dependence on European goods<br />

depletion of beavers and other fur-bearing animals vital to trade<br />

ancient traditions of blood revenge and glory on the warpath<br />

7. The displacement of Native Americans from their tribal lands in the U.S. in order to make the<br />

land available to white settlers was:<br />

accompanied mostly by outlaws and hired guns<br />

a formal policy of the <strong>Unit</strong>ed States government<br />

a myth invented by radical Indian activists<br />

undertaken mostly by foreign immigrants<br />

8. An example of cultural assimilation is:<br />

the popularity of Chinese restaurants<br />

interracial dating<br />

english as a second language<br />

minority quotas for college enrollments<br />

9. An example of biological assimilation is:<br />

school segregation<br />

interethnic marriage<br />

ethnic cleansing<br />

immigration quotas<br />

10. The systematic attempt to kill and totally eliminate a particular ethnic group is:<br />

apartheid<br />

fratricide<br />

ethnocide<br />

genocide<br />

11. Which of the following is not a pattern of ethnic interaction?<br />

segregation<br />

ethnic cleansing<br />

fratricide<br />

genocide<br />

12. An ethnic group may be distinguished by all but one of the following criteria:<br />

language<br />

religion<br />

biology<br />

shared historical past<br />

13. The famous American anthropologist ___________ subjected scientific racist beliefs to<br />

rigoroustesting and evaluation; he found that there are no superior or inferior races.<br />

Johann Blumenbach<br />

Joseph Arthur de Gobineau


Carolus Linnaeus<br />

Franz Boas<br />

14. The one-child policy in china has been:<br />

effective at reducing the birthrate<br />

useless at reversing trends of runaway population growth<br />

most accepted in agricultural areas<br />

accepted without protest by both urban and rural populations<br />

15. Between 1980 and 1990, the annual growth rate in china fell from ________ to 1.4 Percent.<br />

3<br />

4<br />

0<br />

4<br />

16. Which of the following countries is likely to have the lowest per capita energy consumption?<br />

Sudan<br />

Japan<br />

Mexico<br />

Canada<br />

17. Because of human activities and growth, it is estimated that at least one species becomes<br />

extinct every day. In fact, biologist E.O. Wilson thinks, with the expansion of industrialism, mechanized<br />

agriculture and deforestation, as many as one-fourth of the world’s plant families will become extinct<br />

by the end of the next century. The loss of this ___________ is a major concern for many individuals<br />

since we, as humans, are dependent upon these living organisms for our own survival (for food and<br />

medicinal applications).<br />

biodiversity<br />

doubling time<br />

green space<br />

greenhouse<br />

18. In the 1970s, a group of scientists known as the Club of Rome got together to assess global<br />

trends and predict the future of the world and the people in it. Using a neo-malthusian perspective and<br />

computer models, they predicted:<br />

there will be an infinite supply of natural resources for hundreds of years to come because<br />

biotechnology will make land more productive, and humans will invent new ways of doing things<br />

the world, as we know it, will end abruptly in 2048 because of the greenhouse effect, coupled<br />

with a nuclear winter<br />

current global trends in population growth, energy consumption, and environmental pollution<br />

will exhaust the world’s natural resources within the next 100 years<br />

biodiversity will increase, slowly smothering the world and all its occupants<br />

19. Julian Simon has challenged the doomsday model since he believes the problems of pollution<br />

and environmental stress will ultimately be solved because:<br />

space aliens will not allow the human race to become extinct<br />

world population will decrease due to epidemic diseases like aids


human creativity and science will provide the key to solving all problems<br />

human populations cannot exceed the earth’s carrying capacity<br />

20. While studying the use of crack cocaine in Spanish Harlem, anthropologist Philippe Bourgois<br />

found that:<br />

crack dealers viewed their clients as “lost souls” ripe for exploitation and manipulation<br />

crack dealing was viewed as the most realistic route to upward mobility and the achievement<br />

of the American dream<br />

crack users could be effectively treated by administering high doses of heroin combined with<br />

methadone<br />

children under the age of five were often used to manufacture and distribute crack when<br />

police activities increased in an area<br />

21. Even though there are numerous pieces of legislation aimed at curtailing pot hunting, this<br />

practice still persists. The text example of the looting of the __________ is an excellent illustration of<br />

the problems that exist.<br />

left bank of the Seine<br />

Slack farm site in Kentucky<br />

southern banks of the Nile<br />

Big Dog site in Idaho<br />

22. Whereas most archaeologists have traditionally found employment in universities or<br />

museums, many are now working as applied archaeologists specializing in what is known as:<br />

application archaeology<br />

cultural resource management<br />

excavation archaeology<br />

exhumation regulation<br />

23. Early twentieth century anthropologists argued that since there are no universal moral values,<br />

each society’s values are valid with respect to the specific circumstances and conditions of that<br />

society. Hence, no society can claim to be in a superior position in regard to morals or ethics. The<br />

view that we cannot impose the values of one society on other societies is called:<br />

ethical relativism<br />

moral dilemma<br />

social morality<br />

social ethics<br />

24. In order to tolerate practices such as racism, child abuse, spouse abuse, homicide, torture,<br />

human sacrifice, and the mass murder (genocide) of Jews, gypsies, and homosexuals by the Nazis,<br />

one would have to abide strictly by the principle of:<br />

lost causes<br />

misplaced perceptions<br />

ethical relativism<br />

moral turpitude


25. Which of the following is a way to resolve the philosophical and moral dilemmas posed by a<br />

strict adherence to the doctrine of ethical relativism?<br />

acknowledging that the standards of western culture are always superior to those of nonwestern<br />

cultures<br />

formulating a universal standard of humanitarian ethics, such as the protection of individuals<br />

from bodily harm<br />

adhering to a policy of strict non-intervention in any decisions that would affect behavior in<br />

pre-state societies of the third world<br />

acceptance of any behavior as long as it is practiced by individuals within the context of their<br />

own society

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