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1
Which of the following is a criterion for evaluating the success of a biological species?
A)reproductive success
B)longevity
C)brain size
D)some of these.
2
What is the population of humans today?
A)over 2 billion
B)over 3 billion
C)over 6 billion
D)over 10 billion
3
What is our population projected to reach by the year 2050?
A)2.5 billion
B)4.8 billion
C)9.3 billion
D)11.6 billion
4
The definition of carrying capacity is
A)the maximum population of a species allowed by existing environmental conditions and resources.
B)the environment of an organism and its adaptive response to that environment.
C)a system of socioeconomic stratification where strata are closed and a person's membership is determined at birth.
D)when an organism has physical traits and behaviors that allow it to survive in a particular environment.
5
The idea that events are dependent upon all preceding events and that a change in one event will affect all that follow from it is the definition of
A)contention.
B)contingency.
C)continuation.
D)contractile.
6
Which continent accounts for 74 percent of AIDS deaths worldwide?
A)North America
B)South America
C)Africa
D)Europe
7
In Zimbabwe, what portion of the population is HIV positive or has AIDS?
A).01 percent
B)10 percent
C)15 percent
D)25 percent
8
Which of the following is a disease that has jumped from other species to ours?
A)hanta virus
B)ebola virus
C)campylobactor
D)all of these
9
Which of the following was a result from the acculturation of the San people of Namibia?
A)boredom
B)alcoholism
C)unemployment
D)all of these.
10
Which of the following is a result from the acculturation of Hutterites?
A)All Hutterites now attend college after high school.
B)Hutterites now wear western style clothing.
C)Hutterites now go to school through grade 12.
D)All of these.
11
The Dani have been acculturated into Indonesian society. Which of the following aspects of their culture have they tried to hold on to?
A)Their ritualistic wars.
B)Their traditional mode of dress.
C)Their religion.
D)All of these.
12
Which of the following is something that the Dani now have on their land?
A)tourists
B)the Trans-Iran Highway
C)a Catholic mission
D)All of these





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