Anthropology 101 2002 CSN Essentials of Cultural Anthropology Chapter 1

Identify whether or not these are examples of local communities actively working to reshape encounters with globalization to their own benefit.

Local Community Action Chinese villagers have created adaptations in the ways they communicate, travel, and form relationships to benefit from time-space compression. Activists in Plachimada drew attention to Coca-Cola's damage to local water sources Not a Local Community Action The ethnography Chisungu drawing attention to the challenges of the Bemba people The women of Plachimada walk three miles in search of water each day

Place each type of anthropologist on the photograph that most closely represents the setting in which you would expect to find them.

Paleoanthropologist - Human remains skeleton image Primatologist - Jane Goodall image with chimps Cultural Anthropologist - Image of people in Asian market setting

Participant observation is an essential anthropological research strategy. Identify whether or not these are examples of participant observation.

Participant Observation an anthropologist living with the Bemba people of Zambia an anthropologist working in and studying corporate offices Not Participant Observation an anthropologist working in an NGO an anthropologist studying the human effect on the environment

Physical anthropologists study humans from a biological perspective. Identify the tasks most closely associated with the work of primatologists, and those most closely associated with paleoanthropologists.

Primatologists observe primates in their natural habitats focus on both nonhuman living primates and nonhuman primate fossils Paleoanthropologists study DNA to determine human migratory paths in the past reconstruct the human fossil record

Linguistic anthropology involves the study of past and present human language. Identify whether or not these are reasons why studying language is important.

Reason Why it Is Important to Study Language Language constantly changes. Language is key to learning and sharing culture. Language affects the way people view and experience the world. Not a Reason Why it Is Important to Study Language Language is unique to humans and other primates.

Anthropology is global in scope and covers a wide range of topics. Using ethnographic fieldwork strategies, anthropologists seek to understand human diversity. Identify whether or not these topics are studied in depth by cultural anthropologists in order to better understand human society and culture.

Studied by Cultural Anthropologists global interconnectedness human agency structures of power Not Studied by Cultural Anthropologists tribal isolation

Growing integration of - has driven the growth of globalization over the past - years. Globalization is not entirely new, but the present period has reached a level of - previously unknown.

The Global Economy Forty Intensity

When the author of your textbook, cultural anthropologist Ken Guest, traveled to the remote village of Fuzhou, China, some villagers laughed and said: "Go back to New York! Most of our village is there already!" What does this anecdote illustrate?

Time Space Compression

Anthropologists Franz Boas and Audrey Richards both applied anthropology to social problems and issues outside the academic world.

True

Identify whether or not these are ways anthropologists are adapting to the current era of intensified globalization.

Way Anthropologists Are Adapting by changing research strategies by paying attention to how communities are connected through migration and communication practices Not a Way Anthropologists Are Adapting by ignoring time-space compression by studying isolated people who aren't affected by globalization

Through ethnographic fieldwork, anthropologists change not only the lives of those they are studying, but their own lives as well. Identify whether or not these are ways that fieldwork can affect anthropologists.

Way Fieldwork Affects Anthropologists makes the familiar seem unfamiliar makes the unfamiliar seem familiar Not a Way Fieldwork Affects Anthropologists reinforces preconceived ideas about culture creates ethnology

Approximately how many years ago did modern Homo sapiens appear in Africa?

150,000

The human population puts a tremendous strain on the planet in many ways, and our numbers continue to grow astronomically. Identify the approximate current global population, as of 2015, and the expected population in 2050.

2015 7.2 billion people 2050 9 billion people

Globalization is characterized by uneven distribution of wealth. The graph shown highlights some of this uneven distribution. Identify the bars on the graph by placing the correct label on each bar.

4 Billion in developing countries remain off line 3.2 Billion Have internet access 1 Billion live in extreme poverty

Although not recognized as an official name, many scholars and scientists call the era we currently live in the -. The current era is characterized by the effects of human activity on the planet, such as -.

Anthropocene Climate change

Applied anthropology is an approach within the discipline that more and more anthropologists are taking. Identify the correct definition of applied anthropology.

Applied anthropology refers to when anthropologists work outside of academia to address current world problems.

Identify whether or not these artifacts would be available to archaeologists studying a human settlement from 10,000 years ago.

Available 10,000 Years Ago garbage dumps pottery tools Not Available 10,000 Years Ago journals sacred texts

Although globalization has affected society in many positives ways, globalization has created and exacerbated many issues as well, including -, which could lead to many environmental refugees in the future, and - due to pollution and corporate greed.

Climate Change Water Scarcity

Identify whether or not these practices contribute to the flexible accumulation of profits by corporations.

Contributes to Flexible Accumulation of Profits outsourcing offshoring Does Not Contribute to Flexible Accumulation of Profits climate change higher taxes in developing nations

Identify whether or not the following statements describe anthropology.

Describes Anthropology Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century colonialism gave rise to the discipline. Anthropology is the study of past and present human diversity and the application of that knowledge. Does Not Describe Anthropology Anthropology reinforces ethnocentrism. All anthropologists work in academic institutions.

Globalization affects even small communities around the world and sparks a number of different responses from local residents. Identify whether or not these statements describe how local communities are dealing with globalization.

Describes Local Community Responses negotiating better terms of engagement embracing new opportunities fighting detrimental change Does Not Describe Local Community Responses ignoring the effects of globalization

Identify whether or not the following descriptions were part of the Anthropocene.

Describes the Anthropocene Humans confront destructive changes that we ourselves have set in motion. Humans are threatened by climate change and overpopulation. Does Not Describe the Anthropocene Humans develop writing. Humans invent the steam engine and railroads and use them for global interactions.

Anthropologists mainly study remote, isolated villages in developing countries.

False

Oceans in particular are experiencing tremendous changes due to the effects of human activity. Identify whether or not these human activities have a direct impact on oceanic life.

Has a Direct Impact on Oceanic Life garbage disposal use of fertilizer for agriculture offshore oil drilling Does Not Have a Direct Impact on Oceanic Life accelerated sense of time

What are the four fields of anthropology?

cultural anthropology linguistic anthropology archaeology physical anthropology

Imagine it is the year 2400 and this garbage mound has been buried underground. Identify which type of anthropologist would study it.

historic archaeologists

What is the correct term for anthropology's commitment to studying the entire picture of human life, including culture, biology, history, and language?

holism

Human activity is affecting the planet in enormous ways. For example, the burning of fossil fuels increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which sets off a chain reaction of events. Fill in the following flowchart starting with the direct effect of the increase of greenhouse gases and ending with the impact on people around the world.

increasing temperatures melting glaciers rising sea levels more environmental refugees

Anthropologists study the past and present diversity of human life. Place the following types of anthropologists in order starting with who studies the oldest material to who studies the newest material.

paleo anthropologists prehistoric archaeologists historic archaeologists cultural anthropologist

Match each anthropologist with the topic he or she studies.

reconstruction of the human fossil record Ketut Wiradyana U.S. immigration policies Franz Boas nutritional and women's issues of the Bemba people Audrey Richards

Linguistic anthropologists study language in many different ways. Match the type of linguistic anthropologist to the correct description of what they study and do.

study how socioeconomic contexts shape and affect language sociolinguists analyze languages and their component parts descriptive linguists study how languages change over time and how languages travel across cultures historic linguists

Match the four fields of anthropology to the correct definitions.

study of human language, past and present linguistic anthropology study of people's everyday lives and their communities, rituals, and institutions cultural anthropology study of humans from a biological perspective physical anthropology analysis of the human past through the excavation and study of artifacts archaeology

Globalization is characterized by several important key dynamics. Match the key dynamic to the correct definition.

the effects that communication and transportation technologies have on the way we think about time and space time-space compression strategies that corporations use to accrue profit flexible accumulation the unequal distribution of the benefits of globalization uneven development accelerated movement of people within and between countries increasing migration