Anthropology 102 - Cultural Anthropology » Spring 2020 » Subsistence Quiz

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Question #1
People who come from agricultural societies have a more direct connection to their food and are likely to know where 100 percent of their food comes from.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
Foraging is the only immediate return subsistence system.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
Anthropologists use the term _____________________ to quantify the number of calories that can be extracted from a particular unit of land to support a human population.
A.   Carrying capacity
B.   Subsistence
C.   Horticulture
D.   Food procurement
Question #4
A subsistence system is the set of practices used by members of a society to acquire food.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
The cultural norms and attitudes surrounding food and eating are known as:
A.   Foodways
B.   Horticulture
C.   Pastoralism
D.   Intensive Agriculture

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