Question 1

Although it may be due to genetic drift,people with rounder-shaped heads are more commonly found in:

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A) dusty climates. 
B) wet climates. 
C) dry climates. 
D) warm climates. 
E) cold climates. 
A) dusty climates. 
B) wet climates. 
C) dry climates. 
D) warm climates. 
E) cold climates.

Question 2

Compare the castas in Mexico to the hierarchy imposed in the U.S.

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The castas in Mexico and the hierarchy i

Question 3

One of the strongest scientific critics of racism in the U.S.during the early part of the 20th century was anthropologist:

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A) Franz Boas. 
B) Margaret Mead. 
C) Clifford Geertz. 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski. 
E) Marvin Harris. 
A) Franz Boas. 
B) Margaret Mead. 
C) Clifford Geertz. 
D) Bronislaw Malinowski. 
E) Marvin Harris.

Question 4

Why is it important to study human diversity?

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Studying human diversity is important fo

Question 5

How can culture act as an agent of biological selection? Give an example.

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Culture can act as an agent of biologica

Question 6

While dark skin pigmentation has enjoyed a selective advantage in the tropics,the opposite is true in northern latitudes,where skins have generally been lightly pigmented.This light pigmentation enables the weak ultraviolet radiation of northern latitudes to penetrate the skin and stimulate formation of:

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A) melanin. 
B) niacin. 
C) vitamin B. 
D) vitamin D. 
E) vitamin E. 
A) melanin. 
B) niacin. 
C) vitamin B. 
D) vitamin D. 
E) vitamin E.

Question 7

In Blumenbach's classification of races,light-skinned peoples from Europe and adjacent parts of western Asia and northern Africa were part of which race?

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A) European 
B) Guinean 
C) Dravidian 
D) American Indian 
E) Caucasian 
A) European 
B) Guinean 
C) Dravidian 
D) American Indian 
E) Caucasian

Question 8

The ever-changing racial categories in use in the U.S.Census reflect and reinforce the conflation of race as a biological and cultural category.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Anthropologists have abandoned the idea of using race as a way to study human biological variation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Human genetic variation generally is distributed across the globe in a continuous fashion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What does it mean to be "lactase deficient"? What role does culture play in this biological adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Being "lactase deficient" means that a p

Question 12

Melanin is known to protect the skin against damaging ultraviolet solar radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Though the distribution of human variation for a single trait reflects a polytypic description,the concept is valid as well when more than a single trait is involved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How do anthropologists study human biological diversity?

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Anthropologists study human biological d

Question 15

The thrifty genotype allowed humans to stay lean,muscular,and highly mobile.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following populations typically has a G-6-PD (glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase)deficiency?

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A) East Asia 
B) Mediterranean 
C) North Africa 
D) Northern European 
E) Scandinavian 
A) East Asia 
B) Mediterranean 
C) North Africa 
D) Northern European 
E) Scandinavian

Question 17

Instead of using race as a characteristic in understanding human variation,anthropologists prefer to use:

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A) grids. 
B) taxa. 
C) grades. 
D) clones. 
E) clines. 
A) grids. 
B) taxa. 
C) grades. 
D) clones. 
E) clines.

Question 18

Racist ideology in the United States has played a role in our treatment of Africans,Native Americans,and Asians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Native Americans have a high frequency of the O allele in the ABO blood type system,whereas the B allele has its highest frequency in Asia.This is an example of humans being:

Accepted Answer

A) climatic. 
B) polymorphic. 
C) polytypic. 
D) evolutionary. 
E) faunal. 
A) climatic. 
B) polymorphic. 
C) polytypic. 
D) evolutionary. 
E) faunal.

Question 20

Outline the early history of assigning racial constructs.

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The early history of assigning racial co

Exam 11: Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Although it may be due to genetic drift,people with rounder-shaped heads are more commonly found in:

Compare the castas in Mexico to the hierarchy imposed in the U.S.

One of the strongest scientific critics of racism in the U.S.during the early part of the 20th century was anthropologist:

Why is it important to study human diversity?

How can culture act as an agent of biological selection? Give an example.

In Blumenbach's classification of races,light-skinned peoples from Europe and adjacent parts of western Asia and northern Africa were part of which race?

The ever-changing racial categories in use in the U.S.Census reflect and reinforce the conflation of race as a biological and cultural category.

Anthropologists have abandoned the idea of using race as a way to study human biological variation.

Human genetic variation generally is distributed across the globe in a continuous fashion.

What does it mean to be "lactase deficient"? What role does culture play in this biological adaptation?

Melanin is known to protect the skin against damaging ultraviolet solar radiation.

Though the distribution of human variation for a single trait reflects a polytypic description,the concept is valid as well when more than a single trait is involved.

How do anthropologists study human biological diversity?

The thrifty genotype allowed humans to stay lean,muscular,and highly mobile.

Which of the following populations typically has a G-6-PD (glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase)deficiency?

Instead of using race as a characteristic in understanding human variation,anthropologists prefer to use:

Racist ideology in the United States has played a role in our treatment of Africans,Native Americans,and Asians.

Native Americans have a high frequency of the O allele in the ABO blood type system,whereas the B allele has its highest frequency in Asia.This is an example of humans being:

Outline the early history of assigning racial constructs.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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