SOC 210 FINAL EXAM| ALL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
T/F: Population has grown at such a rapid pace during the past 40 years that the
world cannot produce enough food to prevent famines from occurring. - ANSWER-
False
T/F: Increased technology in agriculture has decreased the need for labor resulting
in higher profits which created affluence among the small farmers. - ANSWER-False
T/F: Modern agriculture and food processing methods decrease the need for fossil
fuels because they are much more efficient than labor intensive modes of food
production. - ANSWER-False
T/F: A study of famine in Malawi showed that cultural and societal factors affect
entitlements often causing selective starvation. - ANSWER-True
Famine is caused by - ANSWER-the inability to buy or grow food
Conversion from Swidden to plow agriculture - ANSWER-altered gender roles
The reduction of the number of people in agriculture and the subsequent
concentration of wealth - ANSWER-keeps food prices and wages low in both the
industrial and agricultural sectors
The green revolution - ANSWER-ran into problems, because the new plants required
greater inputs of energy, making them too costly for small farmers
The attempts at rapid economic development by many countries such as Brazil -
ANSWER-forced many subsistence farmers to leave their land to seek jobs in urban
areas where most ended up in slums
T/F: There is a little chance that consumption patterns in core countries will change
significantly because consumption is a main element in the culture of these
countries. - ANSWER-True
T/F: The rapid urbanization of today will not breed the health problems seen with
early urbanization, because modern medicine prevents such problems from
occurring. - ANSWER-False
The Indonesian government developed nutrition programs for their indigenous
populations - ANSWER-as a method of assimilation
The first step in the destruction of an indigenous culture - ANSWER-is the
establishment of a frontier
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
T/F: Population has grown at such a rapid pace during the past 40 years that the
world cannot produce enough food to prevent famines from occurring. - ANSWER-
False
T/F: Increased technology in agriculture has decreased the need for labor resulting
in higher profits which created affluence among the small farmers. - ANSWER-False
T/F: Modern agriculture and food processing methods decrease the need for fossil
fuels because they are much more efficient than labor intensive modes of food
production. - ANSWER-False
T/F: A study of famine in Malawi showed that cultural and societal factors affect
entitlements often causing selective starvation. - ANSWER-True
Famine is caused by - ANSWER-the inability to buy or grow food
Conversion from Swidden to plow agriculture - ANSWER-altered gender roles
The reduction of the number of people in agriculture and the subsequent
concentration of wealth - ANSWER-keeps food prices and wages low in both the
industrial and agricultural sectors
The green revolution - ANSWER-ran into problems, because the new plants required
greater inputs of energy, making them too costly for small farmers
The attempts at rapid economic development by many countries such as Brazil -
ANSWER-forced many subsistence farmers to leave their land to seek jobs in urban
areas where most ended up in slums
T/F: There is a little chance that consumption patterns in core countries will change
significantly because consumption is a main element in the culture of these
countries. - ANSWER-True
T/F: The rapid urbanization of today will not breed the health problems seen with
early urbanization, because modern medicine prevents such problems from
occurring. - ANSWER-False
The Indonesian government developed nutrition programs for their indigenous
populations - ANSWER-as a method of assimilation
The first step in the destruction of an indigenous culture - ANSWER-is the
establishment of a frontier
