Antropology Test 1 Study guide questions

Remember to explain each
aspect of the question and include examples.1.What is culture? How do anthropologists go about
defining and studying it?2.What are the ethical obligations of archaeologists
and physical anthropologists working in foreign countries? In what situations
can complicated conflicts of interest arise?3.What are the two ways in which archaeologists
collect information in the field? What kinds of information does each technique
collect? What are the limitations of each technique?4.How do researchers date the past? What are the
limitations of each dating technique?5.How is evolution defined by population
geneticists? What are the major mechanisms of genetic evolution?6.Why is the difference between microevolution and
macroevolution hard to distinguish?7.What is the difference between phenotypic
adaptation and genetic adaptation? What role does each play in human evolution?8.Explain in some detail the four subfields of
general or “four-field” anthropology.(Make sure you explain each. Do not give me a list.)9.Describe the characteristics of biological and
physical anthropology.10.Please list and explain at least three (3)
traits we as humans share with other primates.
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Anthropology
Ethnology
Biological Anthropology
Acculturation
Ethnocentrism
Globalization
Disease
Excavation
Paleontology
Palynology
Absolute dating
Evolution
Genotype
Gene flow
Allen’s Rule
Phenotypical Adaptation
Applied Anthropology
ethnography
Physical Anthropology
Cultural Relativism
Generality
Enculturation
Illness
Dendrochronology
Paleopathology
Stratigraphy
Relative dating
Mutation
Phenotype
Gene Pool
Bergman’s Rule
Microevolution
Culture
Linguistic Anthropology
Archaeological Anthropology
Diffusion
Particularity
Informed Consent
Medical Anthropology
Systematic Survey
Paleoanthropology
Remote Sensing
Molecular Anthropology
Natural Selection
Genetic Evolution
Racial Classification
Thomson’s Nose Rule
Macroevolution
1. What is culture? How do anthropologists go about defining and studying it?
2. What are the ethical obligations of archaeologists and physical anthropologists working in
foreign countries? In what situations can complicated conflicts of interest arise?
3. What are the two ways in which archaeologists collect information in the field? What kinds of
information does each technique collect? What are the limitations of each technique?
4. How do researchers date the past? What are the limitations of each dating technique?
5. How is evolution defined by population geneticists? What are the major mechanisms of genetic
evolution?
6. Why is the difference between microevolution and macroevolution hard to distinguish?
7. What is the difference between phenotypic adaptation and genetic adaptation? What role does
each play in human evolution?
8. Explain in some detail the four subfields of general or “four-field” anthropology. (Make sure you
explain each. Do not give me a list.)
9. Describe the characteristics of biological and physical anthropology.
10. Please list and explain at least three (3) traits we as humans share with other primates.
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