,Anthropology:mAppreciatingmHumanmDiversity,m18em(Kottak
)mChapterm1m WhatmismAnthropology?
1) Whatmismanthropology?
A) themartmofmethnography
B) themstudymofmlong-termmphysiologicalmadaptation
C) themstudymofmthemstagesmofmsocialmevolution
D) themhumanisticminvestigationmofmmythsminmnonindustrialmsocieties
E) themstudymofmhumansmaroundmthemworldmandmthroughmtime
Answer:m E
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
2) Amholisticmandmcomparativemperspective
A) makesmgeneralmanthropologymsuperiormtomsocioculturalmanthropology.
B) refersmonlymtomthemculturalmaspectsmofmhumanmdiversitymthatmanthropologistsmstudy.
C) makesmanthropologymanminterestingmfieldmofmstudy,mbutmtoombroadmofmonemtomapplymtomr
ealmproblemsmpeoplemfacemtoday.
D) mostmcharacterizesmanthropologymwhenmcomparedmtomothermdisciplinesmthatmstudymhumans.
E) ismthemhallmarkmofmallmsocialmsciences,mnotmjustmanthropology.
Answer:m D
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
3) Asmhumansmorganizemtheirmlivesmandmadaptmtomdifferentmenvironments,mourmabilitiesmtomlea
rn,mthinkmsymbolically,musemlanguage,mandmemploymtoolsmandmothermproducts
A) restmonmcertainmfeaturesmofmhumanmbiologymthatmmakemculturemitselfmambiologicalmphenomenon.
B) havemmademsomemhumanmgroupsmmoremculturedmthanmothers.
C) provemthatmonlymfullymdevelopedmadultsmhavemthemcapacitymformculture;mchildrenmlackmthemcapac
itymformculturemuntilmtheymmature.
D) restmonmcertainmfeaturesmofmhumanmbiologymthatmmakemculture,mwhichmismnotmitselfmbiologic
al,mpossible.
E) aremsharedmwithmothermanimalsmcapablemofmorganizedmgroupmlife—
suchmasmbaboons,mwolves,mandmevenmants.
Answer:m D
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
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HillmEducation.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNomreproductionmormdistributionmwithoutmthempriormwrittenmconsentmofmMc
Graw-HillmEducation.
,4) WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmculturemismFALSE?
A) Culturemismamkeymaspectmofmhumanmadaptabilitymandmsuccess.
B) Culturemismpassedmonmgeneticallymtomfuturemgenerations.
C) Culturalmforcesmconsistentlymmoldmandmshapemhumanmbiologymandmbehavior.
D) Culturemguidesmthembeliefsmandmbehaviormofmthempeoplemexposedmtomit.
E) Culturemismpassedmonmfrommgenerationmtomgeneration.
Answer:m B
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
5) Whatmismthemprocessmbymwhichmchildrenmlearnmamparticularmculturalmtradition?
A) acculturation
B) ethnology
C) enculturation
D) ethnography
E) biologicalmadaptation
Answer:m C
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
6) Thismchapter'smdescriptionmofmhowmhumansmcopemwithmlowmoxygenmpressureminmhighmaltitu
desmillustrates
A) humanmcapacitiesmformculturalmandmbiologicalmadaptation,mthemlatterminvolvingmbothmgeneticma
ndmphysiologicalmadaptations.
B) howmbiologicalmadaptationsmaremeffectivemonlymwhenmtheymaremgenetic.
C) howmhumanmplasticitymhasmdecreasedmevermsincemwemembracedmamsedentarymlifestylemso
mem10,000myearsmago.
D) howminmmattersmofmlifemormdeath,mbiologymismultimatelymmoremimportantmthanmculture.
E) themneedmformanthropologistsmtompaymmoremattentionmtomhumanmadaptationminmextre
memenvironments.
Answer:m A
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
LearningmObjective:m Explainmthemsignificancemofmthemfourmprimarymtypesmofmhumanmadaptation.mAc
cessibility:mKeyboardmNavigation
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Copyrightm2019m©mMcGraw-
HillmEducation.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNomreproductionmormdistributionmwithoutmthempriormwrittenmconsentmofmMc
Graw-HillmEducation.
, 7) Thempresencemofmmoremefficientmrespiratorymsystemsmtomextractmoxygenmfrommthemairmamo
ngmhumanmpopulationsmlivingmatmhighmelevationsmismanmexamplemofmwhichmformmofmadaptatio
n?
A) short-termmphysiologicalmadaptation
B) culturalmadaptation
C) symbolicmadaptation
D) geneticmadaptation
E) long-termmphysiologicalmadaptation
Answer:m E
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
LearningmObjective:m Explainmthemsignificancemofmthemfourmprimarymtypesmofmhumanmadaptation.mAc
cessibility:mKeyboardmNavigation
8) Overmtime,mhumansmhavembecomemincreasinglymdependentmonmwhichmofmthemfollowingminmorder
mtom
copemwithmthemrangemofmenvironmentsmtheymhavemoccupiedminmtimemandmspace?
A) culturalmmeansmofmadaptation
B) biologicalmmeansmofmadaptation,mmostlymthanksmtomadvancedmmedicalmresearch
C) amholisticmandmcomparativemapproachmtomproblemmsolving
D) socialminstitutions,msuchmasmthemstate,mthatmcoordinatemcollectivemaction
E) technologicalmmeansmofmadaptation,msuchmasmthemcreationmofmvirtualmworldsmthatmallowmus
mtom
escapemfrommday-to-daymreality
Answer:m A
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
LearningmObjective:m Explainmthemsignificancemofmthemfourmprimarymtypesmofmhumanmadaptation.mAc
cessibility:mKeyboardmNavigation
9) Today'smglobalmeconomymandmcommunicationsmlinkmallmcontemporarympeople,mdirectlymormindir
ectly,minmthemmodernmworldmsystem.mPeoplemmustmnowmcopemwithmforcesmgeneratedmbymprogressiv
elymlargermsystems—
themregion,mthemnation,mandmthemworld.mFormanthropologistsmstudyingmcontemporarymformsmofmadap
tation,mwhymmightmthismbemamchallenge?
A) Trulymisolatedmindigenousmcommunities,manthropology'smtraditionalmandmongoingmstudymfoc
us,marembecomingmhardermtomfind.
B) AccordingmtomMarcusmandmFischerm(1986),m"Themculturesmofmworldmpeoplesmneedmtombemco
nstantlymrediscoveredmasmthesempeoplemreinventmthemminmchangingmhistoricalmcircumstances."
C) Ammoremdynamicmworldmsystem,mwithmgreatermandmfastermmovementsmofmpeoplemacrossmspa
ce,mspeedsmupmthemprocessmofmevolution,mmakingmthemstudymofmgeneticmadaptationsmmoremdiffic
ult.
D) Anthropologicalmresearchmtoolsmdomnotmworkminmthismnewmmodernmworldmsystem,mmakingmth
eirmcontributionsmlessmvaluable.
E) Sincemculturesmaremtiedmtomplace,mpeoplemmovingmaroundmandmconnectingmacrossmspacemmeansmt
hemendmofmculture,mandmthusmthemendmofmanthropology.
Answer:m B
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
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HillmEducation.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNomreproductionmormdistributionmwithoutmthempriormwrittenmconsentmofmMc
Graw-HillmEducation.
)mChapterm1m WhatmismAnthropology?
1) Whatmismanthropology?
A) themartmofmethnography
B) themstudymofmlong-termmphysiologicalmadaptation
C) themstudymofmthemstagesmofmsocialmevolution
D) themhumanisticminvestigationmofmmythsminmnonindustrialmsocieties
E) themstudymofmhumansmaroundmthemworldmandmthroughmtime
Answer:m E
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
2) Amholisticmandmcomparativemperspective
A) makesmgeneralmanthropologymsuperiormtomsocioculturalmanthropology.
B) refersmonlymtomthemculturalmaspectsmofmhumanmdiversitymthatmanthropologistsmstudy.
C) makesmanthropologymanminterestingmfieldmofmstudy,mbutmtoombroadmofmonemtomapplymtomr
ealmproblemsmpeoplemfacemtoday.
D) mostmcharacterizesmanthropologymwhenmcomparedmtomothermdisciplinesmthatmstudymhumans.
E) ismthemhallmarkmofmallmsocialmsciences,mnotmjustmanthropology.
Answer:m D
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
3) Asmhumansmorganizemtheirmlivesmandmadaptmtomdifferentmenvironments,mourmabilitiesmtomlea
rn,mthinkmsymbolically,musemlanguage,mandmemploymtoolsmandmothermproducts
A) restmonmcertainmfeaturesmofmhumanmbiologymthatmmakemculturemitselfmambiologicalmphenomenon.
B) havemmademsomemhumanmgroupsmmoremculturedmthanmothers.
C) provemthatmonlymfullymdevelopedmadultsmhavemthemcapacitymformculture;mchildrenmlackmthemcapac
itymformculturemuntilmtheymmature.
D) restmonmcertainmfeaturesmofmhumanmbiologymthatmmakemculture,mwhichmismnotmitselfmbiologic
al,mpossible.
E) aremsharedmwithmothermanimalsmcapablemofmorganizedmgroupmlife—
suchmasmbaboons,mwolves,mandmevenmants.
Answer:m D
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
1
Copyrightm2019m©mMcGraw-
HillmEducation.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNomreproductionmormdistributionmwithoutmthempriormwrittenmconsentmofmMc
Graw-HillmEducation.
,4) WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmculturemismFALSE?
A) Culturemismamkeymaspectmofmhumanmadaptabilitymandmsuccess.
B) Culturemismpassedmonmgeneticallymtomfuturemgenerations.
C) Culturalmforcesmconsistentlymmoldmandmshapemhumanmbiologymandmbehavior.
D) Culturemguidesmthembeliefsmandmbehaviormofmthempeoplemexposedmtomit.
E) Culturemismpassedmonmfrommgenerationmtomgeneration.
Answer:m B
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
5) Whatmismthemprocessmbymwhichmchildrenmlearnmamparticularmculturalmtradition?
A) acculturation
B) ethnology
C) enculturation
D) ethnography
E) biologicalmadaptation
Answer:m C
Topic:m Definingmanthropology
LearningmObjective:m Explainmwhatmismmeantmbymthemstatementmthatmanthropologymismthemholisticman
dmcomparativemstudymofmhumanity.
Accessibility:m KeyboardmNavigation
6) Thismchapter'smdescriptionmofmhowmhumansmcopemwithmlowmoxygenmpressureminmhighmaltitu
desmillustrates
A) humanmcapacitiesmformculturalmandmbiologicalmadaptation,mthemlatterminvolvingmbothmgeneticma
ndmphysiologicalmadaptations.
B) howmbiologicalmadaptationsmaremeffectivemonlymwhenmtheymaremgenetic.
C) howmhumanmplasticitymhasmdecreasedmevermsincemwemembracedmamsedentarymlifestylemso
mem10,000myearsmago.
D) howminmmattersmofmlifemormdeath,mbiologymismultimatelymmoremimportantmthanmculture.
E) themneedmformanthropologistsmtompaymmoremattentionmtomhumanmadaptationminmextre
memenvironments.
Answer:m A
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
LearningmObjective:m Explainmthemsignificancemofmthemfourmprimarymtypesmofmhumanmadaptation.mAc
cessibility:mKeyboardmNavigation
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Copyrightm2019m©mMcGraw-
HillmEducation.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNomreproductionmormdistributionmwithoutmthempriormwrittenmconsentmofmMc
Graw-HillmEducation.
, 7) Thempresencemofmmoremefficientmrespiratorymsystemsmtomextractmoxygenmfrommthemairmamo
ngmhumanmpopulationsmlivingmatmhighmelevationsmismanmexamplemofmwhichmformmofmadaptatio
n?
A) short-termmphysiologicalmadaptation
B) culturalmadaptation
C) symbolicmadaptation
D) geneticmadaptation
E) long-termmphysiologicalmadaptation
Answer:m E
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
LearningmObjective:m Explainmthemsignificancemofmthemfourmprimarymtypesmofmhumanmadaptation.mAc
cessibility:mKeyboardmNavigation
8) Overmtime,mhumansmhavembecomemincreasinglymdependentmonmwhichmofmthemfollowingminmorder
mtom
copemwithmthemrangemofmenvironmentsmtheymhavemoccupiedminmtimemandmspace?
A) culturalmmeansmofmadaptation
B) biologicalmmeansmofmadaptation,mmostlymthanksmtomadvancedmmedicalmresearch
C) amholisticmandmcomparativemapproachmtomproblemmsolving
D) socialminstitutions,msuchmasmthemstate,mthatmcoordinatemcollectivemaction
E) technologicalmmeansmofmadaptation,msuchmasmthemcreationmofmvirtualmworldsmthatmallowmus
mtom
escapemfrommday-to-daymreality
Answer:m A
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
LearningmObjective:m Explainmthemsignificancemofmthemfourmprimarymtypesmofmhumanmadaptation.mAc
cessibility:mKeyboardmNavigation
9) Today'smglobalmeconomymandmcommunicationsmlinkmallmcontemporarympeople,mdirectlymormindir
ectly,minmthemmodernmworldmsystem.mPeoplemmustmnowmcopemwithmforcesmgeneratedmbymprogressiv
elymlargermsystems—
themregion,mthemnation,mandmthemworld.mFormanthropologistsmstudyingmcontemporarymformsmofmadap
tation,mwhymmightmthismbemamchallenge?
A) Trulymisolatedmindigenousmcommunities,manthropology'smtraditionalmandmongoingmstudymfoc
us,marembecomingmhardermtomfind.
B) AccordingmtomMarcusmandmFischerm(1986),m"Themculturesmofmworldmpeoplesmneedmtombemco
nstantlymrediscoveredmasmthesempeoplemreinventmthemminmchangingmhistoricalmcircumstances."
C) Ammoremdynamicmworldmsystem,mwithmgreatermandmfastermmovementsmofmpeoplemacrossmspa
ce,mspeedsmupmthemprocessmofmevolution,mmakingmthemstudymofmgeneticmadaptationsmmoremdiffic
ult.
D) Anthropologicalmresearchmtoolsmdomnotmworkminmthismnewmmodernmworldmsystem,mmakingmth
eirmcontributionsmlessmvaluable.
E) Sincemculturesmaremtiedmtomplace,mpeoplemmovingmaroundmandmconnectingmacrossmspacemmeansmt
hemendmofmculture,mandmthusmthemendmofmanthropology.
Answer:m B
Topic:m Typesmofmhumanmadaptation
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Graw-HillmEducation.
