Question 1
Population growth and cultural development in West Africa
A) depended upon ecological conditions and geography.
B) guarded against foreign invasions and influences.
C) progressed in regular and set patterns.
D) required isolation from other cultures.
Question 2
At the time of early contact with Europeans, Africa was a continent marked by
A) primitive social organizations.
B) sparse and undeveloped settlements.
C) diverse and elaborate cultures.
D) backward and ignorant peoples.
Question 3
How did Europeans view Native American people and their behavior?
A) as cultural savages
B) as religious pagans
C) as people to be hated
D) All of the above.
Question 4
What activities did women perform in the tribal economy of native societies?
A) clearing of the land
B) entering into battle
C) hunting
D) control of the raising and distribution of crops
Question 5
Which of the following characteristics of a matrilineal tribe in North America is NOT accurate?
A) sharing of powers in the tribal economy
B) newly married men remained in their father's household
C) family membership was determined through the female line
D elder women chose male leadership
Question 6
In contrast to the Europeans, most natives of North America believed that land serves as the basis for
A) independence and personal identity.
B) material wealth.
C) political status.
D) common sustenance.
(a) Pronghorn, native grazers of the temperate grasslands of North America.
Gecarcinus quadratus, a land crab from Central and South America
Pacific Silver Fir cone debris from feeding Douglas Squirrels, North Cascades National Park
The magnetic field of Uranus as observed by Voyager 2 in 1986. S and N are magnetic south and north
North American temperate deciduous forest. Forest soil profile at right.
Plot of land (Part c)