Physical Anthropology Exam 1 LATEST 2025 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS|GRADED A+ GUARANTEED|100% PASS
Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the holistic study of human beings
The 4 Sub fields of Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-Cultural, Archaeology, Linguistic,
Biological/Physical
Cultural Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of human societies, especially in a cross
cultural context.
Ethnography -CORRECT ANSWER-in depth study of a particular culture
ethnology -CORRECT ANSWER-the comparative study of ethnographic data
Applied Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the application to solve practical problems
(non-academic, in the field, e.g. medical anthropology)
Culture -CORRECT ANSWER-strategies humans use to adapt to their environment
-it is learned - begins at birth
,- predisposition to assimilate culture profoundly influenced by biological factors
archaeology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the material culture of past peoples
(ex: artifacts and material culture)
(prehistoric, historic, etc.)
Linguistic Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of speech and language; and it's
history and use`
Physical Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of humans as biological organisms,
considered in an evolutionary framework
or
a biological science that deals with adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings
and their living and fossil relatives
Biocultural Evolution -CORRECT ANSWER-biology makes culture possible - culture further
influences the direction of biological evolution
...Over time, culture and biology interacted in such a way that humans are said to be the
result of biocultural evolution
Father of Physical Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-Blumenbadk (early 1800s)
Blumenbadk -CORRECT ANSWER-(Father of Physical Anthropology)
- he was a physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist
- father of craniometry
, Paul Broca -CORRECT ANSWER-[1824-1880]
craniometry
Franz Boaz -CORRECT ANSWER-[1858-1942]
against hierarchical racism; environment can influence ALL
Ales Hrdlicka -CORRECT ANSWER-1st. Forensic Anthropologist at the Smithsonian
[1869-1943]
Earnest Hooten -CORRECT ANSWER-measured criminal skulls [1887-1954]
Who formed the American Association of Physical Anthropologists? -CORRECT ANSWER-
Sherwood Washburn in 1930.
Sherwood Washburn -CORRECT ANSWER-formed the AAPA in 1930 @ 18 years old
revitalized Physical Anth.
trained anthropologists
The Four Subfields of Physical Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-Paleoanthropology,
Paleopathology, (Skeletal) Osteology, and Forensic Anthropology
Skeletal Biology or Human Osteology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the skeleton and the
patterns and processes of human growth, physiology, and development
Paleoanthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the fossil record of ancestral humans
and their primate kin
ANSWERS|GRADED A+ GUARANTEED|100% PASS
Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the holistic study of human beings
The 4 Sub fields of Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-Cultural, Archaeology, Linguistic,
Biological/Physical
Cultural Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of human societies, especially in a cross
cultural context.
Ethnography -CORRECT ANSWER-in depth study of a particular culture
ethnology -CORRECT ANSWER-the comparative study of ethnographic data
Applied Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the application to solve practical problems
(non-academic, in the field, e.g. medical anthropology)
Culture -CORRECT ANSWER-strategies humans use to adapt to their environment
-it is learned - begins at birth
,- predisposition to assimilate culture profoundly influenced by biological factors
archaeology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the material culture of past peoples
(ex: artifacts and material culture)
(prehistoric, historic, etc.)
Linguistic Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of speech and language; and it's
history and use`
Physical Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of humans as biological organisms,
considered in an evolutionary framework
or
a biological science that deals with adaptations, variability, and evolution of human beings
and their living and fossil relatives
Biocultural Evolution -CORRECT ANSWER-biology makes culture possible - culture further
influences the direction of biological evolution
...Over time, culture and biology interacted in such a way that humans are said to be the
result of biocultural evolution
Father of Physical Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-Blumenbadk (early 1800s)
Blumenbadk -CORRECT ANSWER-(Father of Physical Anthropology)
- he was a physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist
- father of craniometry
, Paul Broca -CORRECT ANSWER-[1824-1880]
craniometry
Franz Boaz -CORRECT ANSWER-[1858-1942]
against hierarchical racism; environment can influence ALL
Ales Hrdlicka -CORRECT ANSWER-1st. Forensic Anthropologist at the Smithsonian
[1869-1943]
Earnest Hooten -CORRECT ANSWER-measured criminal skulls [1887-1954]
Who formed the American Association of Physical Anthropologists? -CORRECT ANSWER-
Sherwood Washburn in 1930.
Sherwood Washburn -CORRECT ANSWER-formed the AAPA in 1930 @ 18 years old
revitalized Physical Anth.
trained anthropologists
The Four Subfields of Physical Anthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-Paleoanthropology,
Paleopathology, (Skeletal) Osteology, and Forensic Anthropology
Skeletal Biology or Human Osteology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the skeleton and the
patterns and processes of human growth, physiology, and development
Paleoanthropology -CORRECT ANSWER-the study of the fossil record of ancestral humans
and their primate kin
