As a result of the various geological events that took place during the Miocene, major climatic changes also took place that are associated with the development of:
A. a continuous tropical rain forest throughout most of Africa
B. many discontinuous habitats, including savanna grasslands
C. a shallow sea over much of what is today Western Asia
D. major desert areas covering over 50 percent of Africa
B. many discontinuous habitats, including savanna grasslands
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Why has the Great Rift Valley of Africa been so important to paleoanthropologists?
a. The desert environment has made it easy to find fossils. b. Volcanic activity has helped to date the fossils found there. c. The numerous caves there have helped preserve ancient hominin remains. d. Fossils there contain more ancient DNA than those found in other areas.
When individuals join for purposes of sexual relations without a socially binding contract, it is classified in anthropology as __________
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The earliest anatomically modern Homo sapiens fossils from Africa have been dated to about ________ years ago
a. 100,000-70,000 b. 200,000-150,000 c. 195,000-80,000 d. 35,000 e. 65,000
The change from subsistence farming to cash crops:
a. enables farmers to enlarge their holdings and feed their families more effectively. b. results in the relocation of subsistence farmers to urban areas or to lands ecologically unfit for farming. c. leads to the decline of multinational corporations. d. supports cultural pluralism. e. leads to revitalization.