Author Question: There is considerable evidence that many human populations have a kind of inertia with respect to ... (Read 172 times)

jparksx

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 570
There is considerable evidence that many human populations have a kind of inertia with respect to technological change
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

Boserup's theory of agricultural intensification assumes that people will generally not adopt more labor-intensive technologies unless compelled by falling living standards to do so.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.



scrocafella

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 346
Answer to Question 1

T

Answer to Question 2

T



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.

Did you know?

There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.

Did you know?

Prostaglandins were first isolated from human semen in Sweden in the 1930s. They were so named because the researcher thought that they came from the prostate gland. In fact, prostaglandins exist and are synthesized in almost every cell of the body.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library