Sociologists Look to Identify the Scarce Resources That Pulled Greenlanders

question 63

Multiple Choice

Sociologists look to identify the scarce resources that pulled Greenlanders into the global division of labor. From the 16th through the late 19th centuries that resource was

• A)oil, extracted from the ground.
• B)oil, extracted from whales.
• C)rubber.
• D)ivory.

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Definitions:

Rudyard Kipling

An English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist, famous for his works like "The Jungle Book" and "If—".

"The White Man's Burden"

A poem by Rudyard Kipling, which encouraged Western powers to colonize and rule over non-Western societies, believed to be for the latter's benefit but criticized for promoting imperialism.

Imperialism

The policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas.

Charles Darwin

A British naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution through natural selection, fundamentally altering the scientific view on the biological origins of life.