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38 Cards in this Set
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A shelter open on one side.
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lean-to
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A slender, easily bent branch or twig.
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wicker
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Able to withstand wear, decay.
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durable
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Families that claim descent from a common ancestor
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clan
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Keep alive; live.
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subsist
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Region drained by a river system.
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watershed
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Tract of land.
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terrain
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Coming at the end; final.
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ultimate
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Supply with food and provisions.
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sustain
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Exhaust by using up resources.
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deplete
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The size and cultural characteristics of a group of people ultimately depends upon the soil and climate of the area.
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true
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statements that are TRUE of the Arunta.
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They carry few possessions with them as they move about.
They have social celebrations at a water hole during the dry season. They leave their camp after a food supply in an area is used up. |
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The Yanomamo can be primarily described as:
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horticulturists
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statements that are TRUE of Horticulturists
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They rely on the natural fertility of the soil.
In bad times they must resort to hunting and gathering. They live near their crops to give them protection. |
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Fishing communities are not nomadic.
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true
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The food supply of fishing communities is easily depleted.
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false
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Why are most pastoralists nomadic?
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They must move their herds to new grazing land.
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what things do the Nuer get from their cattle?
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food
fuel |
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reasons why an igloo is an ideal shelter for seal hunters on the arctic ocean
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It is made from local materials.
It protects against the wind and cold. |
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reasons why a brush shelter is ideal for desert nomads
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It is made of local materials.
It gives protection from the sun and wind. it can be built quickly |
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Relatively permanent shelters are used in:
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fishing societies
horticultural societies |
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Portable or disposable shelters societies include:
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hunting and gathering societies
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Animal product shelters are used by:
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pastoral societies
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Most large societies are made up of groups of kin.
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false
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Alliances for support can be made with an unrelated group by _____.
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marriage
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In making an alliance, Yanomamo women of the weaker village are married to men of the stronger village
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true
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In a Yanomamo alliance, the men of the stronger village expect the men of the weaker village to help them in their wars
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true
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a chemical derived from plants
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alkaloid
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a permanent and essential quality or attribute
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inherent
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required for life and growth; nourishment
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nutriment
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Why do people seek after supernatural powers?
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If they had a vision then the supernatural being in that vision would give them one extra ability or power. If they had an extra ability or power they would be better than the others is what they thought.
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The Crow Indians sought power through:
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visions
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How did a Crow obtain a vision?
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some came unsought
through a form of ordeal |
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Following a formula for doing things that are beyond one's personal power is:
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magic
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Divination is any method for getting information about hidden things by:
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reading signs
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According to the text, the relationships of the stars and planets and other natural events are considered by some people to be:
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omens
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For everyday problems requiring a quick answer, the Zande use a:
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rubbing board
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what the Word of God teaches about divination.
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In Deuteronomy 18:10-12 it says let no one be found practicing divination. It also says anyone found doing things like divination is detestable to the Lord.
In Samuel 15:23 it says rebellion is like the sin of divination. |
