Question 1

List and describe at least three types of remains that archaeologists could study.Discuss what archaeologists could learn from each type.

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists could study a variety of

Question 2

__________ is least likely to send female swimmers to the Olympics.

Accepted Answer

A) The United States 
B) Germany 
C) The Netherlands 
D) Norway 
E) Brazil 
A) The United States 
B) Germany 
C) The Netherlands 
D) Norway 
E) Brazil

Question 3

A biocultural perspective is ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) the notion that humans no longer rely on biological adaptation. 
B) the inclusion of both biological and cultural approaches. 
C) using the fact that culture is completely dominant over biological change. 
D) synonymous with scientific research. 
E) the idea that girls should be gymnasts and boys should play football. 
A) the notion that humans no longer rely on biological adaptation. 
B) the inclusion of both biological and cultural approaches. 
C) using the fact that culture is completely dominant over biological change. 
D) synonymous with scientific research. 
E) the idea that girls should be gymnasts and boys should play football.

Question 4

Anthropology is a holistic discipline because it

Accepted Answer

A) has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies. 
B) deals with human culture. 
C) does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity. 
D) now focuses on industrial societies. 
E) studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space. 
A) has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies. 
B) deals with human culture. 
C) does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity. 
D) now focuses on industrial societies. 
E) studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space.

Question 5

__________ defines the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnology 
B) Ethnography 
C) Cultural resource management 
D) Adaptation 
E) Phenotype 
A) Ethnology 
B) Ethnography 
C) Cultural resource management 
D) Adaptation 
E) Phenotype

Question 6

Culture is not itself biological, but it rests on certain features of human biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Identify the four primary types of human adaptation.Discuss why their interrelationship has been particularly important for the human species.

Accepted Answer

The four primary types of human adaptati

Question 9

Ethnomusicology is one of the main four subfields of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ethnology is the process of living with a culture for a long time to describe that one culture fully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

List and describe at least three types of remains that archaeologists could study.Discuss what archaeologists could learn from each type.

__________ is least likely to send female swimmers to the Olympics.

A biocultural perspective is ___________.

Anthropology is a holistic discipline because it

__________ defines the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses.

Culture is not itself biological, but it rests on certain features of human biology.

Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work.

Identify the four primary types of human adaptation.Discuss why their interrelationship has been particularly important for the human species.

Ethnomusicology is one of the main four subfields of anthropology.

Ethnology is the process of living with a culture for a long time to describe that one culture fully.

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

List and describe at least three types of remains that archaeologists could study.Discuss what archaeologists could learn from each type.

__________ is least likely to send female swimmers to the Olympics.

A biocultural perspective is ___________.

Anthropology is a holistic discipline because it

__________ defines the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses.

Culture is not itself biological, but it rests on certain features of human biology.

Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work.

Identify the four primary types of human adaptation.Discuss why their interrelationship has been particularly important for the human species.

Ethnomusicology is one of the main four subfields of anthropology.

Ethnology is the process of living with a culture for a long time to describe that one culture fully.

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters