Which of the four subfields of anthropology is described in Chapter 4?
What will be an ideal response?
linguistic anthropology
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Crate's "knowledge exchanges" that followed her research were a great success. Which of the following was not one of the goals of these exchanges?
a. Add local knowledge to the scientific understanding of climate change. b. Share scientific knowledge with locals to help explain the changes they are experiencing. c. Dispute the argument that global climate change exists. d. Inform policy communities about how climate change is affecting local communities.
Barrows, such as those at Borum Eshøj, are:
A. Iron Age houses. B. Bronze Age burial mounds. C. Bronze Age farms. D. Neolithic settlements.
How does the earliest anthropological definition of culture by Edward Tylor differ from the definitions frequently used today?
a. Tylor’s definition is more like a “laundry list” of attributes that together form a culture. b. Definitions today tend to be more specialized and detailed about characteristics of culture. c. Definitions of culture are no longer being formulated. Anthropology has a single significant definition of culture that all researchers use. d. Culture was more evident in the time of Tylor and his definition includes details that are no longer relevant to the study of culture. e. Tylor’s definition is the only definition still in use today.
Which of the following was one of the most observable physical differences in physical anthropologists' early studies of human variation?
a. Eye color b. shape of head and face c. Height d. Weight e. Hair color