CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY AN APPLIED
PERSPECTIVE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
●● paleoanthropology
Answer: The study of human and nonhuman primate evolution through
fossil remains
●● primatology
Answer: The study of nonhuman primates in their natural environments
for the purpose of gaining insights into the human evolutionary process
●● race
Answer: A subgroup of the human population whose members share a
greater number of genes and physical traits with one another than they
do with members of other subgroups.
●● genetics
Answer: The study of inherited physical traits
●● population biology
,Answer: The study of the interrelationships between population
characteristics and environments
●● epidemiology
Answer: The study of the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease
in populations.
●● archaeology
Answer: The subfield of anthropology that focuses on the study of
prehistoric and historic cultures through the excavation of material
remains
●● artifacts
Answer: A type of material remain (found by archaeologists) that has
been made or modified by humans, such as tools and arrowheads.
●● features
Answer: Archaeological remains that have been made or modified by
people and cannot easily be carried away, such as house foundations,
fireplaces, and postholes.
●● ecofacts
, Answer: Physical remains—found by archaeologists—that were used by
humans but not made or reworked by them (for example, seeds and
bones)
●● cultural resource management
Answer: A form of applied archaeology that involves identifying,
evaluating, and sometimes excavating sites before roads, dams, and
buildings are constructed.
●● anthropological linguistics
Answer: the scientific study of human communication within its social-
cultural context
●● descriptive linguistics
Answer: The branch of anthropological linguistics that studies how
languages are structured, specifically the grammar of languages.
●● ethnolinguistics
Answer: The branch of anthropological linguistics that studies the
relationship between language and culture
●● sociolinguistics
Answer: The branch of anthropological linguistics that studies how
language is used in different social contexts
PERSPECTIVE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
●● paleoanthropology
Answer: The study of human and nonhuman primate evolution through
fossil remains
●● primatology
Answer: The study of nonhuman primates in their natural environments
for the purpose of gaining insights into the human evolutionary process
●● race
Answer: A subgroup of the human population whose members share a
greater number of genes and physical traits with one another than they
do with members of other subgroups.
●● genetics
Answer: The study of inherited physical traits
●● population biology
,Answer: The study of the interrelationships between population
characteristics and environments
●● epidemiology
Answer: The study of the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease
in populations.
●● archaeology
Answer: The subfield of anthropology that focuses on the study of
prehistoric and historic cultures through the excavation of material
remains
●● artifacts
Answer: A type of material remain (found by archaeologists) that has
been made or modified by humans, such as tools and arrowheads.
●● features
Answer: Archaeological remains that have been made or modified by
people and cannot easily be carried away, such as house foundations,
fireplaces, and postholes.
●● ecofacts
, Answer: Physical remains—found by archaeologists—that were used by
humans but not made or reworked by them (for example, seeds and
bones)
●● cultural resource management
Answer: A form of applied archaeology that involves identifying,
evaluating, and sometimes excavating sites before roads, dams, and
buildings are constructed.
●● anthropological linguistics
Answer: the scientific study of human communication within its social-
cultural context
●● descriptive linguistics
Answer: The branch of anthropological linguistics that studies how
languages are structured, specifically the grammar of languages.
●● ethnolinguistics
Answer: The branch of anthropological linguistics that studies the
relationship between language and culture
●● sociolinguistics
Answer: The branch of anthropological linguistics that studies how
language is used in different social contexts
