40. What occurred at the Massacre at Parallel Eleven?
a. A large Brazilian corporation hired hitmen to try to kill an indigenous group in their way.
b. A large group of indigenous peoples attacked miners who were extracting gold from their lands.
c. Two indigenous groups began to fight over lands that had been allocated to them by the Brazilian government.
d. A group of missionaries entered an indigenous area and killed all the Indians.
e. A group of indigenous peoples killed a group of missionaries and charity workers.
41. Which statement about the Winnemem Wintu people is true?
a. They are in danger of losing their last remaining ancestral land to the Shasta Dam.
b. They have already lost ancestral land to the Shasta Dam.
c. They are threatened of being wiped out by HIV-AIDS.
d. They have been relocated to a reservation in Oklahoma.
e. They are currently undergoing a language revitalization program.
42. Which of the following is NOT a way Cultural Survival works to protect indigenous peoples?
a. They fight marginalization and discrimination of indigenous peoples.
b. They strengthen indigenous languages and cultures.
c. They educate communities about their rights.
d. They work at amassing a database of indigenous issues to educate the world.
e. They provide jobs and incentives for indigenous peoples to adapt to Western culture.
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43. Which of the following is the Panamanian partner of Cultural Survival?
a. Agency for International Development
b. Care for Children, International
c. Alliance for Conservation and Development
d. World Wildlife Fund
e. Sierra Club
44. The Ngobe people of Panama are currently facing threats from the construction of a:
a. hydroelectric dam.
b. school.
c. trans-Amazonian highway.
d. large extractive factory.
e. new agricultural cooperative.
45. Most scientists today agree that the major cause of climate change is:
a. a natural cyclical pattern of climatic variation.
b. changes in the atmospheric pressure.
c. increased amounts of solar energy being developed.
d. global warming.
e. something not yet known.
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46. Which of the following was the warmest year ever on record?
a. 1950
b. 1899
c. 2005
d. 2010
e. 1750
47. What tragic effect of climate change is the Republic of Kiribati suffering?
a. Increase in volcanoes
b. Loss of land due to rising sea levels
c. Drought that prevents lands from being farmed
d. Lack of water as glaciers continue to retreat
e. Influx of pests and diseases
48. What tragic effect of climate change are inhabitants facing in El Alto, Bolivia?
a. Increase in volcanoes
b. Loss of land due to rising sea levels
c. Drought that prevents lands from being farmed
d. Lack of water as glaciers continue to retreat
e. Influx of pests and diseases
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49. A public policy philosophy that recognizes the legitimacy and equality of all cultures represented in a society is called:
a. colonialism.
b. indigenous policy.
c. nativism.
d. multiculturalism.
e. millenarianism.
50. Which of the following is the best hope for enabling all people to have the security, prosperity, and freedom they
desire and deserve?
a. Acculturation
b. Multiculturalism
c. Bilingualism
d. Modernization
e. Development
51. European colonialism over the past 500 years serves as the beginning of globalization.
a. True
b. False
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52. Applied anthropology is not as relevant today as it was 50 years ago.
a. True
b. False
53. Today, the former British colonies are all among the wealthiest in the world.
a. True
b. False
54. The revenue generated by Wal-Mart is equivalent to the gross national product of Belgium.
a. True
b. False
55. Multinational corporations today frequently use corvee labor, just as did their colonial predecessors.
a. True
b. False
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56. Some anthropologists work as part of international agencies with Master’s degrees.
a. True
b. False
57. Environmental anthropologist Nicole Peterson worked to develop insurance for farmers in Ethiopia.
a. True
b. False
58. Coca-Cola sells more of its products in China than in Japan.
a. True
b. False
59. Multiculturalism requires an awareness that people from other cultures prefer their own ways of life.
a. True
b. False
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60. When nations continue to exert political and economic pressure on their former colonies, it is called post-colonialism.
a. True
b. False
61. According to world systems theory, wealthy countries achieve high levels of development by exploiting the poorer
countries.
a. True
b. False
62. Most anthropologists today support the position of modernization theory to bring growth to small-scale societies.
a. True
b. False
63. PhytoTrade Africa is working to market baobab fruit more widely in the world because it is healthy and has a wide
range of uses available.
a. True
b. False
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64. STARworks in South Carolina has made great strides in developing new bioenergy fuels for cars and also heating
houses.
a. True
b. False
65. Indigenous populations play a very significant role in government.
a. True
b. False
66. Indigenous peoples are those who receive foreign aid from wealthy countries.
a. True
b. False
67. Cultural Survival works for the benefit of all cultures worldwide.
a. True
b. False
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68. The Ngobe of Brazil are facing deforestation from extractive industries.
a. True
b. False
69. The levels of greenhouse gases have increased 35 percent since the start of the industrial period.
a. True
b. False
70. People in El Alto, Bolivia, are suffering water shortage caused by retreating glaciers in the area. This has occurred
because of the climate change prompted by global warming.
a. True
b. False
71. What were the primary motivations for European colonialism?
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72. Whatismeantby“neocolonialism?”
73. Define globalization.
74. What is modernization theory?
75. What is world systems theory?
76. What are some of the negative consequences of economic development programs?
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77. What is an indigenous population?
78. WhatisthesignificanceandimportanceofworksuchasNancyGottovi’sinNorthCarolina?
79. What is the primary role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
80. What role are anthropologists taking in the challenges of climate change?
81. What were the primary economic, political, and social impacts of European colonialism? How does European
colonialism continue today?
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82. What are the potentially positive and negative consequences of a multinational corporation operating in a country
where they have more economic power than the government?
83. Is globalization a good or a bad thing? Use examples to support your answer.
84. How does the impact of globalization differ between a state society and a foraging society? Provide a model to
explain what you mean by your answer.
85. Compare and contrast world systems theory and modernization theory. What are the strengths and weaknesses of
these two theories?
86. Make a list of positive and negative consequences of globalization. Discuss what your list means. Is globalization an
inevitable process or one that we need to control in more measured ways?
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87. Discuss and provide examples of the importance of groups such as Cultural Survival.
88. What do you believe to be the greatest tragedy and the greatest opportunity brought by globalization?
89. Discusssomeofthe“leadingindicators”ofglobalization.
90. What are the most important challenges that we face today in climate change?
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