Anthro exam 1-4
Question 2 of 25 5.0 Points What kind of anthropologists explore ancient rift valleys and deep caves looking for ancient landforms with fossils of human ancestors to understand human evolution? A. prehistoric archaeologists Correct B. paleoanthropologists C. Darwinian anthropologists D. paleoprimatologists E. evolutionary biologists
B
Question 3 of 25 5.0 Points Nepali building roads in India, Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia, and Turkish street repairmen in Germany are examples of which global dynamic? A. uneven development B. increasing migration C. international migration D. time-space compression Incorrect E. transportation technology
B
Question 4 of 25 5.0 Points In the study of immigration, anthropologists look at physical differences between populations, how the groups involved conceive of themselves and others, what they say about those other groups, and how these groups related to others in the past. This is an example of what aspect of anthropology? Incorrect A. ethnology B. elitism C. globalism D. organicism E. holism
E
Question 1 of 25 10.0 Points In late nineteenth-century debates on American immigration, many scholars and government officials privileged immigrants from northern Europe over those from southern Europe, such as Italians and Greeks, because the officials felt these southern people were a separate and inferior biological race with primitive ways. This is an example of: Correct A. ethnocentrism. B. elitism. C. genocide. D. ethnocide. E. caste boundaries.
a
Question 5 of 25 5.0 Points The author states that pollution, population growth, climate change, and overfishing are serious issues, and nature may not be able to adapt to: Correct A. human activity. B. offshore drilling. C. global warming. D. intensification. E. glacial activity.
a
Question 7 of 25 3.0 Points The study of fossils and ancient DNA to trace changes in human ancestors over time involves which specialization of anthropology? A. paleoanthropology B. biogenetics C. forensic anthropology D. historic archaeology E. prehistoric archaeology
a
Question 6 of 25 5.0 Points Cultural anthropologists like to hang out with the people they are studying as they work, celebrate, dance, or play games, and ask lots of questions while they are doing it. This is known as: A. ethnology. B. cognitive study. C. participant observation. D. active research. E. ethnocentrism.
c
