The first concrete evidence of stone tool manufacture comes from a site in Ethiopia dated at 2.6 million before the present (BP).

a. true
b. false


a. true

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The panda's elongated wrist bone or "thumb" would be explained by Darwin's theory in which of the following ways?

A. Some pandas had "thumbs" of different lengths, and in a new environment, those with longer "thumbs" were better able to survive and produce offspring. B. Some pandas acquired "thumbs" through strenuous activity and then produced offspring with the same characteristic. C. Some pandas acquired "thumbs" through strenuous activity and were better able to survive. D. Some pandas had longer "thumbs" and were able to produce offspring.

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Applied anthropologist Elizabeth Krause, in her study of the family in Italy, found that:

a. the birthrate has dropped below the replacement rate to sustain the national population. b. children born out of wedlock are now the most numerous family type. c. the extended family in Italy is declining slowly and will soon disappear. d. the childhood mortality rate is now at .005 percent. e. Italian couples are not forming typical families and do not choose to have children.

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Minimal pairs are used to identify

A. phonemes. B. phones. C. aspiration. D. allomorphs. E. bound morphemes.

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Which of the following statements about globalization is not true?

a. ?It is a new phenomenon. b. ?It involves the movement of ideas and goods. c. ?It is more accelerated in pace today. d. ?It involves states and international organizations.

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