Anth 151 Exam 1 || A+ GRADED!!
four fields of Anth correct answers 1) Cultural Anthropology - what it means to be human
2) Linguistic - study of language and developed over time
3) Biology Anthropology - study of organisms that are similar, or have relative features to
humans
4) Archaeology
holism correct answers getting the whole story, different angles
four mechanisms of evolution correct answers 1) Natural Selection/ Sexual Selection
2) mutation
3)Genetic Drift
4) Gene Flow
prehistory correct answers before written record
culture correct answers adapt to environment, beliefs and values
Cultural resource management correct answers govt funding of preservation, data about a
possible site
microevolution correct answers small scale, gradual change over time. Genetics change in
population from one generation to the next.
macroevolution correct answers large scale evolution through which new species arise
uniformitarianism correct answers Same processes working today were working in the past
James Hutton: Earth was formed entirely by slow-moving processes, such as erosion and
sedimentation, and that these slow forces continue to shape landscapes
potassium (k)- argon(ar) dating correct answers Used on very old volcanic rock (100k+)
Radioactive decay of 40K to form 40Ar
Date rocks by measuring the quantities of 40K and 40Ar
Stratigraphy correct answers soil/rock layers are built up, lowest level is the oldest digging
down through time
Archaeological Culture correct answers transform materials/tools to tell story of beliefs,
tangible evidence and spiritual evidence
Relative Dating correct answers general idea of time period an artifact comes from often
dated through chronological sequence (in relation to something else)
Chronometric Dating correct answers process of determining an age on a specified
chronology in archaeology and geology
Remote Sensing correct answers aerial photography, satellite imagery to detect sites
four fields of Anth correct answers 1) Cultural Anthropology - what it means to be human
2) Linguistic - study of language and developed over time
3) Biology Anthropology - study of organisms that are similar, or have relative features to
humans
4) Archaeology
holism correct answers getting the whole story, different angles
four mechanisms of evolution correct answers 1) Natural Selection/ Sexual Selection
2) mutation
3)Genetic Drift
4) Gene Flow
prehistory correct answers before written record
culture correct answers adapt to environment, beliefs and values
Cultural resource management correct answers govt funding of preservation, data about a
possible site
microevolution correct answers small scale, gradual change over time. Genetics change in
population from one generation to the next.
macroevolution correct answers large scale evolution through which new species arise
uniformitarianism correct answers Same processes working today were working in the past
James Hutton: Earth was formed entirely by slow-moving processes, such as erosion and
sedimentation, and that these slow forces continue to shape landscapes
potassium (k)- argon(ar) dating correct answers Used on very old volcanic rock (100k+)
Radioactive decay of 40K to form 40Ar
Date rocks by measuring the quantities of 40K and 40Ar
Stratigraphy correct answers soil/rock layers are built up, lowest level is the oldest digging
down through time
Archaeological Culture correct answers transform materials/tools to tell story of beliefs,
tangible evidence and spiritual evidence
Relative Dating correct answers general idea of time period an artifact comes from often
dated through chronological sequence (in relation to something else)
Chronometric Dating correct answers process of determining an age on a specified
chronology in archaeology and geology
Remote Sensing correct answers aerial photography, satellite imagery to detect sites
