ANTH 411 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following is a characteristic of anthropology? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It is concerned with both human biology and culture and | | | | | | | | | |
it is concerned with human variation, evolution, and adaptation.
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Is Anthropology an old field? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anthropology as
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an academic discipline is comparatively young. Its roots go back to the
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intellectual Enlightenment of the 18th and early 19th centuries in
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Europe and North America. | | |
Inherent in the holistic approach to learning about humans is the
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realization that... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-People cannot be understood
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|by studying either their biological makeup or their cultural background
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alone. It is necessary to take into consideration both genetically
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inherited and learned traits in trying to explain how we have become
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the people we are.
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What do anthropologists mean when they refer to the concept of
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"integration" in regards to cultures? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All aspects
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of a culture are interrelated.
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, Culture is... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Entirely learned during our
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lifetimes and embodies the full range of learned behavior patterns and
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knowledge acquired by people as members of a society. Separates us
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from other animals.
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How do anthropologists primarily learn new information about
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humans? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Field work.
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What are the 4 main fields of anthropology? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and
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cultural anthropology.
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Which field of anthropology is primarily concerned with the non-
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cultural aspects of humans and near-humans? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Biological anthropology. |
Which field of anthropology is primarily interested in the prehistory and
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early history of societies and their cultures? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Archaeology.
Biological anthropology includes the study of which of the following
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topics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Non-human primates, fossil record of
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human evolution, human variation, and mechanisms of evolution.
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Correct Answers
Which of the following is a characteristic of anthropology? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-It is concerned with both human biology and culture and | | | | | | | | | |
it is concerned with human variation, evolution, and adaptation.
| | | | | | | |
Is Anthropology an old field? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Anthropology as
| | | | | | | | |
an academic discipline is comparatively young. Its roots go back to the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
intellectual Enlightenment of the 18th and early 19th centuries in
| | | | | | | | | |
Europe and North America. | | |
Inherent in the holistic approach to learning about humans is the
| | | | | | | | | | |
realization that... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-People cannot be understood
| | | | | | |
|by studying either their biological makeup or their cultural background
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alone. It is necessary to take into consideration both genetically
| | | | | | | | | |
inherited and learned traits in trying to explain how we have become
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the people we are.
| | |
What do anthropologists mean when they refer to the concept of
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"integration" in regards to cultures? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All aspects
| | | | | | | | |
of a culture are interrelated.
| | | | |
, Culture is... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Entirely learned during our
| | | | | | | |
lifetimes and embodies the full range of learned behavior patterns and
| | | | | | | | | | |
knowledge acquired by people as members of a society. Separates us
| | | | | | | | | | |
from other animals.
| |
How do anthropologists primarily learn new information about
| | | | | | | |
humans? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Field work.
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What are the 4 main fields of anthropology? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and
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cultural anthropology.
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Which field of anthropology is primarily concerned with the non-
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cultural aspects of humans and near-humans? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Biological anthropology. |
Which field of anthropology is primarily interested in the prehistory and
| | | | | | | | | | |
early history of societies and their cultures? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Archaeology.
Biological anthropology includes the study of which of the following
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topics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Non-human primates, fossil record of
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human evolution, human variation, and mechanisms of evolution.
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