Exam 1: Anthropology in a Global Age

The so-called "N-word" would be most likely studied for its origins, uses, and meaning by a(n):

One aspect of globalization is uneven development. Explain what this means and how it affects the world. Provide an example.

The author states that pollution, population growth, climate change, and overfishing are serious issues, and nature may not be able to adapt to:

Which subfield of anthropology traces the history of human evolution in fossils?

The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 poured 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of two months. What is the British Petroleum oil spill characteristic of?

Explain the difference between a descriptive linguist and a sociolinguist. If you knew the last living speaker of a language and wanted to preserve that language, who would you call and why?