ANTHRO 102 - SDSU
anthropology - correct answer ✔✔academic discipline that studies humanity from a broad biological and
cultural perspective
biological (physical) anthropology - correct answer ✔✔major subfield of anthropology that studies the biological dimensions of humans and other primates
primatology - correct answer ✔✔part of biological anthropology that studies primates, including monkeys and apes
human variation - correct answer ✔✔physical differences among human populations; an interest of physical anthropologists
paleoanthropology - correct answer ✔✔specialization within biological anthropology that investigates the biological evolution of the human species
forensic anthropology - correct answer ✔✔specialization within physical anthropology that analyzes and identifies human remains
archaeology - correct answer ✔✔investigation of past cultures through the excavation of material remains
prehistoric archaeology - correct answer ✔✔field that uses excavations and analysis of material remains to investigate cultures that existed before the development of writing
cultural anthropology (social, sociocultural) - correct answer ✔✔subfield that studies the way of life of contemporary and historically recent peoples
fieldwork - correct answer ✔✔ethnographic research that involves observing and interviewing a community in order to document and describe their way of life
anthropology - correct answer ✔✔academic discipline that studies humanity from a broad biological and
cultural perspective
biological (physical) anthropology - correct answer ✔✔major subfield of anthropology that studies the biological dimensions of humans and other primates
primatology - correct answer ✔✔part of biological anthropology that studies primates, including monkeys and apes
human variation - correct answer ✔✔physical differences among human populations; an interest of physical anthropologists
paleoanthropology - correct answer ✔✔specialization within biological anthropology that investigates the biological evolution of the human species
forensic anthropology - correct answer ✔✔specialization within physical anthropology that analyzes and identifies human remains
archaeology - correct answer ✔✔investigation of past cultures through the excavation of material remains
prehistoric archaeology - correct answer ✔✔field that uses excavations and analysis of material remains to investigate cultures that existed before the development of writing
cultural anthropology (social, sociocultural) - correct answer ✔✔subfield that studies the way of life of contemporary and historically recent peoples
fieldwork - correct answer ✔✔ethnographic research that involves observing and interviewing a community in order to document and describe their way of life
