Define anthropology. Explain what its four subfields are and what they encompass. In your answer, give an example of a specific study that could be conducted in each of the four subfields of anthropology.

What will be an ideal response?


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Anthropology & Archaeology

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Francis Galton, Darwin's cousin, originated the eugenics approach to "race improvement."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anthropology & Archaeology

The fossil skeleton known as "Lucy" belongs to which species?

a. A. boisei b. A. afarensis c. H. habilis d. A. aethiopicus e. A. africanus

Anthropology & Archaeology

What are the most significant features of the split between the australopiths and Homo? How does environmental specialization figure into the equation? What about cultural adaptation?

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology

The Fayum Depression in Egypt was once a tropical forest and home to an abundance of ancient primates

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Anthropology & Archaeology