Wsu anthropology 101 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WSU Anthropology 101 Anthropology - correct answer The scientific study of human beings, looking at how cultures are dif/similar Cladogenesis - correct answer Speciation through branching so two or more species are formed Anagenesis - correct answer directional shift in a populations average characteristics (straight line) Charles Darwin - correct answer "on the origin of species" 1800s, HMS Beagle, Darwinnian fitness - correct answer the ability of an individual to survive and re...

WSU Anthropology 101 Exam 1 Anthropology - correct answer The scientific study of human beings 4 Subfields of Anthropology - correct answer Physical/Biological, Archaeology, Linguistic, Cultural/Sociocultural 4 Evolutionary Forces - correct answer Mutation, Genetic Drift, Gene Flow, Natural Selection Mutation - correct answer Random chemical change in genetic material for variation Genetic Drift - correct answer Shift in the gene pool due to chance events (Earthquake,rockslide) G...

WSU Anthropology 101 Midterm Exam Anthropology - correct answer Study of humans through time and space Archaeology- - correct answer The study of human behavior through material remains Linguistic Anthropology - correct answer The description, compantive, and historical study of language and linguistic similarities and difference in time space and society Biological Anthropology - correct answer - The study of human biological variation in time and space Culture - correct answer A s...

WSU Anthropology 101 Exam 3 What is applied anthropology? - correct answer Applied anthropology refers to the application of the method and theory of anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems. What is the role of Anthropology in globalization, and what advantages does Anthropology provide as a perspective for addressing global challenges? - correct answer 1.Holistic perpective Situation in health and nutrition. They tend to work with medical personal/cross bounrdries i...

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Anthropology 101 Exam 1 WSUAustralopithecus - correct answer The genus including several species of early bipeds from eastern, southern, and central Africa (South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Chad) living between about 1.1 and 4.3 million years ago, one of whom was directly ancestral to humans. They had many sub categories A. Anamenis - correct answer -Found in Kenya, and is the oldest dating back to 3.9-4.2 mya. -They found fragmented teeth and jaw fragments, the leg bone...