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Physical Anthropology Exam 1

Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔the study of human beings throughout all history and across all
studies



4 fields of anthropology - correct answer ✔✔1. physical/biological

2. archaeological

3. cultural

4. linguistic



2 major differences of anthropology and sociology - correct answer ✔✔1. research methods

2. type of society studied



Physical Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔studies human beings as biological organisms

examines the history of human evolution



Archaeology - correct answer ✔✔study of human past and present through material remains and
artifacts



Cultural Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔studies present day contemporary human societies and
social life



Ethnography - correct answer ✔✔an in depth written description of a particular custom, society, way of
life based on lengthy first hand fieldwork



Linguistic Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔studies human languages as the primary form of human
communication

, Culture - correct answer ✔✔the total accommodation of learned values, beliefs, behaviors, info, and
forms of expression that people use to make sense of the world around them and to understand their
place within it



Sciences - correct answer ✔✔Study of the natural world through the scientific method and theory-
building



Social Sciences - correct answer ✔✔the study of human behavior as members of groups within society



Humanities - correct answer ✔✔the study of various aspects of human creativity and forms of
expression (language, literature works, folklore, music, film, religious beliefs/traditions, artwork)



Anthropology uses these three to evaluate the human experience - correct answer ✔✔1. sciences

2. social sciences

3. humanities



Theory - correct answer ✔✔a well supported hypothesis that has successful been tested by multiple
researches over an extended period of time



T/F a theory carries for more weight than a fact - correct answer ✔✔true



Forensic Anthropology - correct answer ✔✔the applied use of physical anthropology in a legal context;
such as cases in which a corpse needs to be identified or aspects of death are uncertain



sex of victim determined through - correct answer ✔✔pelvis analysis



approximate geographic ancestry of victim - correct answer ✔✔biologically distinct human races do not
exist within our species



Cline - correct answer ✔✔a gradual shift in physical traits over geographic distance, without sharp
breaks

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