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Anthropology Final Exam Review Sheet Ethnocentrism: The belief that one’s own culture or way of life is normal and natural; using one’s own culture to evaluate and judge the practices and ideals of others Ethnographic fieldwork: A primary research strategy in cultural anthropology involving living with a community of people over an extended period to better understand their lives Participant observation: A key anthropological research strategy involving both participation in and observ...

Anth 1001.603 : final exam Charles Ewen questions and answers 100% guaranteed success. what is science - correct answers.The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment what is pseudoscience - correct answers.A claim, belief or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not follow the scientific method The process of reaching a general conclusion from particular pieces of data - correct tion Which is characteristic of pseudo...

NATURE OF A FOSSIL; GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE; DATING METHODS NATURE OF A FOSSIL • Fossils (DEF): provide evidence of pre-existing species. o If favorable conditions: minerals in the ground water will become incorporated in bone or the tooth filling up porous spaces, converting the bone into a rock. o A bone is not a uniformly dense structure rather there are lots of spaces where it can become impregnated with minerals and minerals can also replace some of the organic components of bone c...

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This study guide was created for the Human Evolution course at the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities This study guide covers the following topics/concepts: -Darwin's theories -Jean-Baptise Lamark -Alfred Russel Wallace -Theories of evolution -Natural selection -Genetics and inheritance -Mechanisms of evolution (natural selection, mutation, gene flow, genetic drift) -The Hardy-Weinberg Model -The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium -Taxonomy and phylogeny There are definitions of import...

Primitive traits- traits that passed on unchanged from an ancestor  Derived traits- traits that develop in a particular taxon after they split form their common ancestor  Despite the same basic adaptations, still a lot of diversity o Morphological, ecological, and behavioral diversity Traditional Primate Classification  There are approximately 230-270 species of nonhuman primates  Each lineage or species possess unique qualities that make it better suited to a particular habi...

This is a RESEARCH ESSAY on comparing Franz Boas and Émile Durkheim on Culture and Society in Anthropology. It was submitted to Liam Kilmurray For the course Introduction to Anthropology (ANTH 1001 B) at Carleton University. Abstract: The word “anthropology” is derived from the Greek words anthropos, meaning “human beings” or “humankind,” and logos, translated as “knowledge of” or “the study of” (Kilmurray, 2019; Mawere & Nhemachena, 2017). Thus, anthropology can be defined ...