Anthropology Has Always Been Concerned with How Environmental Forces Influence

question 4

Multiple Choice

Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans, and how human activities affect the biosphere and the earth itself. The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology. This field

• A) focused on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment.
• B) studied etic perspectives on human-environment relationships.
• C) is no longer relevant, because it dealt with research models that were either regional or local, but not global enough to account for the changes caused by climate change.
• D) has limited present value, because it is not scientifically rigorous enough to address environmental problems.
• E) studied human-environment relations as cultural constructions and analyzed them as "texts."

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of foregoing the next best alternative when making a decision, representing the benefits one misses out on when choosing one option over another.

Constant Rate

A fixed value of change in a quantity with respect to another quantity, often used in mathematics and economics to describe steady growth or decline.

Opportunity Cost

Missing potential benefits that could have been gained from unchosen options when deciding on one.

Production Possibilities

A graphical representation that shows the maximum combination of goods or services that can be produced with a fixed amount of resources.