Anth 120 Test 1

Who created the discipline of American anthropology? Alfred Kroeber Margaret Mead Franz Boas Rudolf Virchow

Franz Boas

Which of the following outlines the steps of the scientific method in their proper order? Identify a problem; state a hypothesis; collect data; test the hypothesis. State a hypothesis; test the hypothesis; collect data; identify a problem. Identify a problem; collect data; state a hypothesis; test the hypothesis. Collect data; state a hypothesis; test the hypothesis; identify a problem.

Identify a problem; state a hypothesis; collect data; test the hypothesis.

Humankind is still evolving, but recent genetic changes are often less interesting to physical anthropologists than the striking evolutionary changes that differentiated our hominin ancestors from apes. Which of the following is a possible reason for this? Physical anthropologists do not study modern humans; they study only ancient hominins. Human evolution occurs only in Africa and thus cannot help us to understand a range of contemporary people. Our species now completely depends on culture for its survival and day-to-day living. The origin of bipedal walking in our hominin ancestors is more important than variation in genes for disease susceptibility among modern people.

Our species now completely depends on culture for its survival and day-to-day living.

How can physical anthropologists understand human biological variation? They can investigate genes, as they are the primary determinant of human variation. They can study health, as most human variation is the result of health differences. they can focus on lifestyle, because an individual's lifestyle is the main reason why humans vary. They can examine how genes, health, and lifestyle all work together to impact human variation.

They can examine how genes, health, and lifestyle all work together to impact human variation.

For your physical anthropology research project, you report that you measured the length of 150 gorilla thighbones, and you suggest that the two groups you found represent different sexes. What problem might your professor have with this report? Your report does not attempt to test a hypothesis. Your report uses the scientific method. Your report does not identify past literature on the topic. Your report uses all four fields of anthropological inquiry.

Your report does not attempt to test a hypothesis.

the study of culture in the past based on material remains is part of which branch of anthropology archaeology linguistic anthropology physical anthropology cultural anthropology

archaeology

what are the 4 branches of anthropology inguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and paleontology cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology paleontology, biological anthropology, physical anthropology, and linguistic anthropology physical anthropology, ethnography, cultural anthropology, and archaeology

cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology

A physical anthropologist would focus on which of the following to learn more about humans? artifacts written and oral language disease and nutrition public and private buildings

disease and nutrition

physical anthropology is the study of human _____________ and human biocultural __________ bones; nature evolution; variation culture; language pottery; stone tools

evolution; variation

A scientific theory is nothing more than a guess. true false

false

Physical anthropologists study only Africa, where humans evolved. true false

false

the environment does not affect humans biocultural make up true false

false

Your best friend's great-uncle went missing in action during his Pacific tour of duty during World War II. Your friend wants to find out what happened to these enlisted men and women and to bring them home. What course of study would you suggest that your friend pursue in college? cultural anthropology ethnographic anthropology bioarchaeology forensic anthropology

forensic anthropology

What is the research method that involves a testable explanation of observed phenomena that can predict future outcomes and can be refuted by new information? terdisciplinary approach scientific method empirical theory hypothesis

scientific method

Your professor researches the Turkana pastoralists of Kenya, investigating both the genetic changes that allow them to easily digest milk and the role that dairy animals have played in their history. Your professor most likely uses which of the following methods in her research? sociolinguistics interdisciplinary science the biocultural approach archaeological excavation

the biocultureal apprach

Physical anthropology and biological anthropology are equivalent. true false

true

physical anthropology deals with all aspects of human biology both past and present. true false

true

New research in Ethiopia in 2001 changed the way we think about human origins by demonstrating that the earliest hominins lived in wetlands. grasslands. woodlands. deserts.

woodlands