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Intro to Anthro
Anthropology 102 - First Lecture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology? | history |
| Which of the following is NOT a subfield of biological anthropology? | applied anthropology |
| Osteology is the study of ______________. | the human skeleton |
| _____________ is the study of primate physiology, behavior, and genetics. | Primatology |
| __________ is a genetic approach to human evolutionary science that seeks to understand the differences in the genome between humans and nonhuman primates. | Molecular anthropology |
| Early physical anthropologists were usually trained as ______________. | physicians |
| _________ is the study of material culture of past societies. | Archaeology |
| A change in the frequency of a gene or a trait in a population over multiple generations is a concise definition for the term _________________. | evolution |
| The Greek root of the word anthropology is "anthropos," and it means _______________. | human |
| The growth of the fossil record as it relates to early human evolution has resulted in _______________. | additional support for a many-branching model of our family tree |
| Anthropometry is _______________. | the detailed measurement of the human body |
| __________ is the study of humans as biological organisms, considered in an evolutionary framework. | Biological anthropology |
| The study of human remains applied to a legal context and determination of the means of an individual's death is known as __________. | forensic anthropology |
| Biological anthropologists employ a unifying set of biological principles to discuss how our species came to be the way it is today. This set of principles is known as _____________. | evolution |
| Anthropologists who study living and extinct prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are known as ___________________. | primatologists |
| The central idea upon which biological anthropology is based is _______________. | evolution |
| What is the study of disease in ancient human populations? | Paleopathology |
| Physical anthropology, the original name for biological anthropology, was established in North America ___________. | in the second half of the nineteenth century |
| Which of the following is NOT a topic of linguistic anthropology? | the anatomy of the larynx region |
| The sum total of learned traditions, values, and beliefs that groups of people and a few species of highly intelligent animals possess is called __________. | culture |
| The study of human societies, their traditions, rituals, and beliefs in a cross-cultural perspective is known as __________. | cultural anthropology |
| Archaeologists study the ___________ of past peoples. | material culture |
| From the perspective of biological theory, humans are _____________. | the product of the same biological processes as all other biological species |
| A paleoanthropologist is likely to study | the fossil remains of humankind and its ancestors |
| Which of the following typifies the work of an osteologist? | a scientist piecing together tiny fragments of a hominid skeleton |
| Jane Goodall's field study of chimpanzees is a prime example of __________. | primatology |
| __________ is the term for the archaeological artifacts and other objects associated with past human societies. | Material culture |
| The study of humankind in a cross-cultural context, including the subfields cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology is __________. | anthropology |
| The practice of cultural anthropology, __________ studies the minute-to-minute workings of human societies, especially nonwestern societies. | ethnography |
| Hominids are members of the primate family Hominidae that are distinguished primarily by the presence of | bipedal posture |
| Biological anthropology may best be defined as _________. | the study of humans as biological organisms |
| An emerging field that is sometimes considered a fifth subfield of anthropology is ___________. | applied anthropology |
| The kind of anthropologist who might work on a project such as the identification of war victims in Bosnia is a(n) ___________. | forensic anthropologist |
| Paleoanthropologists study _________. | the fossil record of human ancestors |
| What is the focus of osteology? | the human skeleton |
| ____________ is the study of disease in ancient human populations. | Paleopathology |
| The study of human remains applied to a legal context is ________________. | forensic anthropology |
| Primatologists study primate physiology and behavior, primarily in order to understand _____________. | how evolution has molded the human species |
| Which of the following researchers is an example of a primatologist? | Jane Goodall |
| Which of the following would NOT be studied in the area of human biology? | linguistic variation |
| Molecular anthropology seeks to understand the relationships between humans and primates in terms of their __________. | genetic relationship |
| The earliest practitioners of biological anthropology in North America were known as ____________. | physical anthropologists |
| Anthropometry is the name for _________. | measuring human bodies and skulls |
| Craniometry and anthropometry were widely used by physical anthropologists during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in order to | define human races biologically |
| The investigation of human variation in the last few decades has focused primarily on | how human populations have adapted to environmental conditions |
| Cultural anthropology is _________. | the study of human societies in a cross-cultural perspective |
| The tools, art, and other materials left behind by past peoples are referred to as __________. | artifacts |
| Which of the following is NOT a topic of paleoanthropology? | dinosaur fossils |
| __________ is a change in the frequency of a gene or a trait in a population over multiple generations. | Evolution |
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