Which of the Following Is True of the Space-Time Systematics

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the space-time systematics of North American archaeology?

• A) Space-time systematics is still the main focus of archaeological research, as basic spatial and temporal changes in material culture remain undocumented for much of North America.
• B) Space-time systematics has been largely worked out, and no longer preoccupies archaeology as it did in the first half of the 20th century.
• C) Space-time systematics is not very useful for North American archaeology, because material culture remained unchanged for long periods of time in many places.
• D) While space-time systematics has dominated European archaeology for the past century, its utility for North American archaeology is just now being recognized.

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Definitions:

Income Effect

The change in consumption that results from a change in real income (purchasing power), holding prices constant, reflecting how higher income increases consumption of goods while lower income reduces it.

Income Effect

The change in an individual's consumption choices resulting from a change in their real income.

Substitution Effect

The economic understanding that as prices rise (or incomes decrease), consumers will replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases when the income of the consumer increases, inversely related to normal goods.