CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY AN APPLIED
PERSPECTIVE CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● 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.
●● epidemiology
Answer: The study of the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease
in a population.
●● archaeology
Answer: The subfield of anthropology that focuses on the study of
prehistoric and historic culture through the excavation of materiel
remains.
●● artifacts
, Answer: A type of materiel remain (found by archaeologists) that has
been made or modified by humans, such as tools or arrowheads.
●● ecofacts
Answer: physical remains - found by archaeologists - that were used by
humans but not made or reworked by them (for example, seeds and
bones)
●● features
Answer: Archaeological remains that have been made or modified by
people and cannot be easily carried away, such as house foundations,
fireplaces, and postholes.
●● cultural resource management
Answer: A form of applied archaeology that involves identifying,
evaluating, and sometimes excavating sites before roads, dams, and
buildings are constructed.
●● ethnography
Answer: The anthropological description of a particular contemporary
culture by means of direct fieldwork.
●● paleopathology
Answer: The study of disease in prehistoric populations.
PERSPECTIVE CERTIFICATION TEST PAPER
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
●● 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.
●● epidemiology
Answer: The study of the occurrence, distribution, and control of disease
in a population.
●● archaeology
Answer: The subfield of anthropology that focuses on the study of
prehistoric and historic culture through the excavation of materiel
remains.
●● artifacts
, Answer: A type of materiel remain (found by archaeologists) that has
been made or modified by humans, such as tools or arrowheads.
●● ecofacts
Answer: physical remains - found by archaeologists - that were used by
humans but not made or reworked by them (for example, seeds and
bones)
●● features
Answer: Archaeological remains that have been made or modified by
people and cannot be easily carried away, such as house foundations,
fireplaces, and postholes.
●● cultural resource management
Answer: A form of applied archaeology that involves identifying,
evaluating, and sometimes excavating sites before roads, dams, and
buildings are constructed.
●● ethnography
Answer: The anthropological description of a particular contemporary
culture by means of direct fieldwork.
●● paleopathology
Answer: The study of disease in prehistoric populations.
