Quiz 4

1.

1 point

"Farmer power" refers to:

The current WTO impasse regarding regulation of agricultural subsidies

The physical strength that comes from hard farm labor

The advantages that accrue to civilizations that have a sound agricultural

The citizen soldiers of early city states

A cynical statement from a US congressman about the number of family farms that have been

2.

1 point

From the figure below, about what fraction of the world's total wealth is owned by the top 1/3 of the world's population?

38.5

33.3

99

96.6

67.6

3.

1 point

The interaction between the Maori of New Zealand the Moriori of the Chatham Islands is an example of:

aboriginal trade over long distances

an aboriginal Christian ministry

aboriginal alliance and self governance

genocide perpetrated by colonial Europeans

relations according to custom

4.

1 point

Since the "voyages of discovery" began in the late 1400's and early 1500's the number of food plants that were discovered and domesticated was about:

<10

50

none

> 200

~100

5.

1 point

The fertile crescent became the cradle of civilization because of all of the following except:

wild goats, sheep, pigs, and cattle were resident in this area

Hunter-gatherers were resident before agriculture, partly living off gathered grain

32 of 56 large seeded grass species of the world grow there

Mediterranean climate and wild stands of wheat

vast reservoirs of oil were present in both surface and subsurface deposits

6.

1 point

The fraction of New World peoples that died due to introduced diseases from the Old world was about?

95%

65%

50%

33%

80%

7.

1 point

The four factors that explain the global inequity in cargo and power include all except

steel

guns

climate

geography

germs

8.

1 point

According to Diamond 11,500 BC is important because?

All humans were basically hunter-gatherers at that poin

We were all at the same basic stage of development

We were basically equal

New World mega-faunal extinction was underway

all of the above

9.

1 point

The New Guinea Highlands civilization was essentially a stone age culture until about:

200 years ago

100 years ago

50 years ago

500 years ago.

10.

1 point

Scientific studies and history have shown that:

Europeans coexisted with and are related to Neanderthals

Cool temperate climates produce people and cultures that are more robust and vigorous than warm, tropical climates

Eurasians were able to dominate other cultures because they were spiritually better developed than more primitive cultures

The world's largest Empire was the British Empire

a and d

11.

1 point

The European domination of the New World was greatly assisted by:

the moral void of heathen aboriginals and consequential failure to organize into nation states

biological warfare conducted against aboriginal people by Europeans

complicity and cooperation of aboriginal cultures who were eager to adopt European culture and lifestyle

diplomacy and respect for other cultures

the inevitable and natural progression of bands, tribes, and chiefdoms to national states

12.

1 point

Diamond argues that with respect to agricultural, pastoral, technological, and political development Eurasian people had an advantage because:

they were smart enough to learn from each other rather than try to dominate each other

Christ, Buddha, Mohammad, and Confucius were all Eurasians

Eurasians were subjected to extreme levels of natural selection because they were constantly at war, so people there became genetically superior as a result

Ideas, innovations, and technology were transmitted faster because most of Eurasia is in the temperate zone and extends east-west

all of the above

13.

1 point

The confrontation at Cajamarca occurred because

the Spanish leader felt he could conquer the Incas most effectively by capturing their leader, holding him for ransom, then d'xecuting him.

languages differences created diplomatic misunderstandings that oscillated out of control

the Mayans had misinformed the Incas about the Spanish intentions

the Spanish were determined to exploit a numerical advantage before the Incas could reinforce

the Inca king (Atahualpa) tried to ambush the Spanish ambassador

14.

1 point

The geographic area that domesticated animals first was:

Africa

China

Europe

New World

Middle East

15.

1 point

Environmental issues in North America did not exist prior to

prior to European contact

prior to the onset of the Medieval Warming Period

prior to Asian Immigration across the Beringia land bridge

11,000 BC

prior to the onset of the Little Ice Age

16.

1 point

The main diseases that were brought by Eurasians to New World peoples were

were spread by rats which became an invasive species in the New World

anthrax based bio-weapons developed to assist in conquest of the New World

derived from Old World domesticated animals

were forms of Malaria and Yellow Fever brought over by slaves

the result of filthy personal hygiene practices in the Old World

17.

1 point

The development of agriculture was important in human development because:

it gave people enough food that some individuals could specialize in non-food hunter/gather activities

it facilitated keeping domestic animals because people could remain in one place

it allowed human populations to grow and expand

it greatly accelerated human environmental impacts

all of the above

18.

1 point

Which region had the most terrestrial herbivores (avg. weight >100 lbs.) available for domestication?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Antarctica

New World

Australia

Eurasia

19.

1 point

As human development occurs from bands to tribes to chiefdoms to nation states, this development usually indexes increasing environmental impacts because:

increased human numbers

priority shift from gathering the essentials of life to national defense, economic development and improving personal status

vulnerability to kleptocratic governance that is unconcerned with environmental or human rights issues

c) a technology race ensues to try to increase quality of life and population numbers simultaneously

all of the above

20.

1 point

Climate change:

began in 1880 with the start of the Industrial Revolution

is anthropogenic and irreversable

is the main obstacle to economic norming

has always occurred

was recently discovered to have reversed to a cooling phase

21.

1 point

Match the date to the question:

40,000 BC

First modern humans in North America

First modern humans on Easter Island and Hawaii

First modern humans in Greenland

First modern humans in Australia

Last Neanderthals

22.

1 point

Match the date to the question:

30,000 BC

First modern humans in North America

First modern humans on Easter Island and Hawaii

First modern humans in Greenland

Last Neanderthals

First modern humans in Australia

23.

1 point

Match the date to the question:

12,000 BC

Last Neanderthals

First modern humans on Easter Island and Hawaii

First modern humans in Australia

First modern humans in North America

First modern humans in Greenland

24.

1 point

Match the date to the question:

2000 BC

Last Neanderthals

First modern humans in Greenland

First modern humans in Australia

First modern humans in North America

First modern humans on Easter Island and Hawaii

25.

1 point

Match the date to the question:

500 AD

First modern humans on Easter Island and Hawaii

First modern humans in Australia

First modern humans in North America

Last Neanderthals

First modern humans in Greenland

26.

1 point

Prior to the use of fossil fuel and the agricultural revolution, the practice of agriculture could feed approximately____time the
number of people as hunting/gathering

2-3

5-10

4-5

100-1000

10-100

27.

1 point

The number of aboriginal people was greater prior to European contact than it is today

True

False

28.

1 point

Smallpox came from

cattle

pigs

Ilamas

sheep

ducks

29.

1 point

A kleptocracy is

an egalitarian society of hunter/gatherers

a sort of anarchy where individuals do not cooperated at any level for any purpose

system for transferring net wealth from commoners to upper classes

imperialism by diplomacy

a and b

30.

1 point

According to Diamond, the root cause of environmental issues is:

man's inhumanity to man

agriculture

the inability of humans to anticipate the impacts of their endeavors

Eurasian centricity

racism