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What is traditional knowledge?
What is traditional knowledge?
- It is knowledge gained through modern education systems.
- It is only passed down through written texts.
- It has no connection to local culture and environment.
- It refers to the knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities around the world. (correct)
How is traditional knowledge usually transmitted?
How is traditional knowledge usually transmitted?
- Through written textbooks
- By government organizations
- Orally from generation to generation (correct)
- Via online platforms
What forms does traditional knowledge take?
What forms does traditional knowledge take?
- Only written documents
- Modern scientific research papers
- Stories, songs, folklore, proverbs, and cultural values (correct)
- Computer programs and digital media
What does the term 'traditional knowledge' encompass?
What does the term 'traditional knowledge' encompass?
Who owns traditional knowledge?
Who owns traditional knowledge?
How is traditional knowledge adapted?
How is traditional knowledge adapted?
What does the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) include in the definition of traditional knowledge?
What does the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) include in the definition of traditional knowledge?
How do Native people define traditional knowledge?
How do Native people define traditional knowledge?
Why do some indigenous people find it challenging to pass on traditional knowledge to the young generation?
Why do some indigenous people find it challenging to pass on traditional knowledge to the young generation?
What is one consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
What is one consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
What leads science practitioners to sometimes trivialize traditional understanding?
What leads science practitioners to sometimes trivialize traditional understanding?
Why are Native people's classifications of ice and snow often far richer and more subtle than those of non-indigenous people?
Why are Native people's classifications of ice and snow often far richer and more subtle than those of non-indigenous people?
What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?
What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?
What do indigenous people believe about traditional knowledge?
What do indigenous people believe about traditional knowledge?
"Traditional knowledge is an authority system." What does this statement imply?
"Traditional knowledge is an authority system." What does this statement imply?
"Traditional knowledge gives credibility to the people." What does this imply?
"Traditional knowledge gives credibility to the people." What does this imply?
What does traditional knowledge encompass?
What does traditional knowledge encompass?
How is traditional knowledge transmitted?
How is traditional knowledge transmitted?
Why is traditional knowledge collectively owned?
Why is traditional knowledge collectively owned?
What are some examples of traditional knowledge mentioned in the text?
What are some examples of traditional knowledge mentioned in the text?
In what form does traditional knowledge usually take?
In what form does traditional knowledge usually take?
What is one consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
What is one consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
What is the main consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
What is the main consequence of the elders' inability to pass on traditional knowledge?
What does the term 'traditional knowledge' encompass?
What does the term 'traditional knowledge' encompass?
How is traditional knowledge usually transmitted?
How is traditional knowledge usually transmitted?
'Traditional knowledge is an authority system.' What does this statement imply?
'Traditional knowledge is an authority system.' What does this statement imply?
'Traditional knowledge gives credibility to the people.' What does this imply?
'Traditional knowledge gives credibility to the people.' What does this imply?
What does the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) include in the definition of traditional knowledge?
What does the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) include in the definition of traditional knowledge?
Why are Native people's classifications of ice and snow often far richer and more subtle than those of non-indigenous people?
Why are Native people's classifications of ice and snow often far richer and more subtle than those of non-indigenous people?
'Traditional knowledge is a way of life - wisdom is using traditional knowledge in good ways.' What does this statement imply?
'Traditional knowledge is a way of life - wisdom is using traditional knowledge in good ways.' What does this statement imply?
What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?
What hampers the communication of traditional knowledge for many indigenous people today?
'Comparisons between indigenous and scientific knowledge sometimes incorrectly lead science practitioners to trivialize traditional understanding.' Why does this comparison lead to trivialization?
'Comparisons between indigenous and scientific knowledge sometimes incorrectly lead science practitioners to trivialize traditional understanding.' Why does this comparison lead to trivialization?
