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JMU ANTH 196 Biological Anthropology Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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JMU ANTH 196 Biological AnthropologyExam 1 Questions and Answers
4 fields of anthropology - Answer-biological, archaeology, linguistic, cultural
Biological Anthropology - Answer-the study of humans as biological organisms,
including evolution and contemporary variation
Archaeology - Answer-the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation
of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
Linguistic Anthropology - Answer-studies language in its social and cultural context,
across space and over time
Cultural Anthropology - Answer-the study of people's communities, behaviors, beliefs,
and institutions, including how people make meaning as they live, work, and play
together
Subfields of Biological Anthropology - Answer-Modern Human Biology, Genetic
Anthropology, Bio-archaeology, Primatology, Palaeoanthropology
Modern Human Biology - Answer-Geographic variation and adaptions, growth and
development, medicines
Genetic Anthropology - Answer-Genes in populations, Ancient DNA
Bio archaeology - Answer-the archaeological study of human remains, emphasizing the
preservation of cultural and social processes in the skeleton
Primatology - Answer-the study of living and fossil primates
Paleoanthropology - Answer-the study of the history of human evolution through the
fossil record
Science definition - Answer-1) Systematic search for understanding using empirical
observation and testing
2) Science seeks a rigorous, systematic, and empirical understanding of the material
world
Scientific Method - Answer-1) problem identified
2) hypothesis stated
3) hypothesis tested
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