PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY COURSE
FINAL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY PACK
●● cultural anthropology
Answer: the study of modern human societies through the analysis of the
origins, evolution, and variation of culture
●● archeology
Answer: the study of historic or prehistoric human populations through
the analysis of material remains
●● linguistic anthropology
Answer: the study of the construction, use, and form of language in
human populations
●● biological anthropology
Answer: the study of the evolution, variation, and adaption of humans
and their past and present relatives; sometimes called physical
anthropology
●● artifacts
Answer: material objects from past cultures
, ●● language
Answer: a set of written or spoken symbols used by humans to refer to
things (people, places, concepts, etc.) other than themselves
●● sociolinguistics
Answer: the science of investigating language's social contexts
●● biocultural approach
Answer: the scientific study of the interrelationship between what
humans have inherited genetically and culturally
●● hominins
Answer: humans and humanlike ancestors
●● genome
Answer: the complete set of genetic information-chromosomal and
mitochondrial DNA-for an organism or species that represents all the
inheritable traits
●● primates
Answer: a group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex
behavior, varied forms of locomotion, and a unique suite of traits,
FINAL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY PACK
●● cultural anthropology
Answer: the study of modern human societies through the analysis of the
origins, evolution, and variation of culture
●● archeology
Answer: the study of historic or prehistoric human populations through
the analysis of material remains
●● linguistic anthropology
Answer: the study of the construction, use, and form of language in
human populations
●● biological anthropology
Answer: the study of the evolution, variation, and adaption of humans
and their past and present relatives; sometimes called physical
anthropology
●● artifacts
Answer: material objects from past cultures
, ●● language
Answer: a set of written or spoken symbols used by humans to refer to
things (people, places, concepts, etc.) other than themselves
●● sociolinguistics
Answer: the science of investigating language's social contexts
●● biocultural approach
Answer: the scientific study of the interrelationship between what
humans have inherited genetically and culturally
●● hominins
Answer: humans and humanlike ancestors
●● genome
Answer: the complete set of genetic information-chromosomal and
mitochondrial DNA-for an organism or species that represents all the
inheritable traits
●● primates
Answer: a group of mammals in the order Primates that have complex
behavior, varied forms of locomotion, and a unique suite of traits,