All of the Following Statements About Counting Across Cultures Are

question 74

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about counting across cultures are true EXCEPT:

• A) almost every culture's number system shares fundamental assumptions about what numbers are
• B) almost every culture's number system shares fundamental assumptions about what sorts of operations can be performed on numbers
• C) children all over the world engage in counting and are quite similar in their counting patterns
• D) children all over the world vary considerably in how they link counting to other forms of mathematical knowledge

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Definitions:

Colonial Assemblies

Legislative bodies established in the American colonies, which represented the interests of the colonists and had the authority to pass laws pertaining to the colony.

Colonial Politics

Refers to the political systems, structures, and dynamics within colonies, often involving the control and governance by an external power.

Transatlantic Slave Trade

The forced transportation of Africans to the Americas to work as slaves from the 16th to the 19th century, a key component of the global slave trade system.