ANTH 102: EXAM 1
Anthropology: what is it? - correct answer ✔✔the study of human kind viewed from the perspective of all people and times.
Anthropology is... - correct answer ✔✔holistic
Anthropology and its four subfields - correct answer ✔✔1. physical/biological anthropology
2. archaeology
3. cultural anthropology
4. linguistic anthropology
Physical Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔study of cultures and societies of human beings and their past.
Archaeology - correct answer ✔✔study of past societies and their cultures especially the remains of the past: tools & food
Linguistic Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔study of languages especially how language is structured; the evolution.
Physical/Biological Anthropology (1) - correct answer ✔✔called biological anthropology; study of human evolution and variation, both past and current.
Physical/Biological Anthropology and its subfield - correct answer ✔✔1. modern human variation
2. primatology
3. human evolution/paleoanthropology
4. evolutionary theory and genetics Modern Human Variation - correct answer ✔✔Descriptive (e.g. genetics, physical features) and adaptive significance/ evolutionary relationship.
Primatology - correct answer ✔✔modern primate variation- biological and behavioral primate evolution.
Human Evolution/ Paleoanthropology - correct answer ✔✔find fossils.
Evolution theory and genetics - correct answer ✔✔the gin that binds all together and underlies everything.
Biocultural Evolution - correct answer ✔✔humans are the result of this; biocultural interactions resulted in anatomical, biological, and behavioral changes.
Evolution - correct answer ✔✔A process of change in organisms over time.
Variation - correct answer ✔✔Differences between individuals within populations as well as between populations.
Humans are products of... - correct answer ✔✔evolutionary history and individual life history.
Scientific Method (5 steps) - correct answer ✔✔1. Research Question
2. Generate hypothesis
3. Collect data
4. Data Entry/ Analysis
5. Revisit question and hypothesis.
Example with gelada baboons - correct answer ✔✔1. Why do gelada baboon males have larger canines than females?
2. H1: protection from potential predators. H2: Compete with other males for access to females.
3. Mountains in Ethiopia
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