Question 1

Which of the following is not associated with the development of food production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Measles 
B)  Tuberculosis 
C)  Influenza 
D)  Low populations 
E)  Malnutrition 
A)  Measles 
B)  Tuberculosis 
C)  Influenza 
D)  Low populations 
E)  Malnutrition D

Question 2

Early farming practices North Africa ensured that many areas remained productive for thousands of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Rapid global climate change has been proven by science to no longer occur and a marked warming of the earth's atmosphere has ceased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The archaeological record indicates Paleolithic individuals were capable of expanding into new habitats,

Accepted Answer

A)  but their population density remained low. 
B)  but they did not adapt culturally. 
C)  but they did not adapt biologically. 
D)  but they had a measurable environmental impact. 
E)  but they did not spread out of Africa. 
A)  but their population density remained low. 
B)  but they did not adapt culturally. 
C)  but they did not adapt biologically. 
D)  but they had a measurable environmental impact. 
E)  but they did not spread out of Africa.

Question 5

Science is an approach based on

Accepted Answer

A)  uninformed, ideology-driven claims 
B)  data collection, testing, and verification 
C)  limited debates that do not consider alternative approaches and conclusions 
D)  television commentators and politicians 
E)  partisan disputes 
A)  uninformed, ideology-driven claims 
B)  data collection, testing, and verification 
C)  limited debates that do not consider alternative approaches and conclusions 
D)  television commentators and politicians 
E)  partisan disputes

Question 6

Bioarchaeological studies have shown that overall health quality improved with the development of agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many of the practices of Neolithic farmers encouraged the growth of weeds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Some researchers argue that human population growth initiated the agricultural response at the end of the last Ice Age; others see it happening the other way around. But there's no question that

Accepted Answer

A)  population size and density both tended to decrease as farming produced smaller and less predictable yields. 
B)  population size and density both tended to increase as farming produced larger and more predictable yields. 
C)  population size tended to increase and density decrease as farming produced larger and more predictable yields. 
D)  population size tended to decrease and density increase as farming produced larger and more predictable yields. 
E)  population size and density both tended to increase as farming produced larger but less predictable yields. 
A)  population size and density both tended to decrease as farming produced smaller and less predictable yields. 
B)  population size and density both tended to increase as farming produced larger and more predictable yields. 
C)  population size tended to increase and density decrease as farming produced larger and more predictable yields. 
D)  population size tended to decrease and density increase as farming produced larger and more predictable yields. 
E)  population size and density both tended to increase as farming produced larger but less predictable yields.

Question 9

The majority of countries and their leaders are not in agreement that global climate change is a very serious and urgent problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term Anthropocene implies that

Accepted Answer

A)  we were the major force of nature prior to 10,000 years ago. 
B)  our global impact has accelerated greatly during the past couple of centuries. 
C)  millions of years from now the record of human life will be eradicated. 
D)  no other species can be acclaimed to be responsible for the global effects that humans have already achieved. 
E)  there are more humans than bacteria. 
A)  we were the major force of nature prior to 10,000 years ago. 
B)  our global impact has accelerated greatly during the past couple of centuries. 
C)  millions of years from now the record of human life will be eradicated. 
D)  no other species can be acclaimed to be responsible for the global effects that humans have already achieved. 
E)  there are more humans than bacteria.

Question 11

Which of the following does not describe the lives of hominin ancestors and their predecessors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They suffered periodic food shortages that sometimes ended in starvation. 
B)  They suffered from traumatic injury and infectious disease. 
C)  Their populations were small and mobile. 
D)  Their reproductive capacity was much different from the apes. 
E)  Infant mortality rates were high. 
A)  They suffered periodic food shortages that sometimes ended in starvation. 
B)  They suffered from traumatic injury and infectious disease. 
C)  Their populations were small and mobile. 
D)  Their reproductive capacity was much different from the apes. 
E)  Infant mortality rates were high.

Question 12

By the end of the Ice Age, there may have been___________ humans, or _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 million, one person for every 5 square miles of land surface. 
B)  100 million, one person for every 100 square miles of land surface. 
C)  5 million, one person for every 10 square miles of land surface. 
D)  1 million, five persons for every 1 square mile of land surface. 
E)  1000 people, one person for every 10 square miles of land surface. 
A)  10 million, one person for every 5 square miles of land surface. 
B)  100 million, one person for every 100 square miles of land surface. 
C)  5 million, one person for every 10 square miles of land surface. 
D)  1 million, five persons for every 1 square mile of land surface. 
E)  1000 people, one person for every 10 square miles of land surface.

Question 13

List the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

Accepted Answer

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the plane

Question 14

What can not be said of scientific inquiry used to understand global climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Science is based on data collection, hypothesis testing, generalization and verification. 
B)  Scientific investigation can be a long process. 
C)  Scientific investigation frequently involves debate regarding alternative approaches and conclusions. 
D)  Science advances based on debates that occur in the pages of scientific journals and organized scientific meetings. 
E)  Much is gained by science from well-intended ideology-driven claims. 
A)  Science is based on data collection, hypothesis testing, generalization and verification. 
B)  Scientific investigation can be a long process. 
C)  Scientific investigation frequently involves debate regarding alternative approaches and conclusions. 
D)  Science advances based on debates that occur in the pages of scientific journals and organized scientific meetings. 
E)  Much is gained by science from well-intended ideology-driven claims.

Question 15

The vast majority of countries and their leaders

Accepted Answer

A)  agree that global climate change is not a very serious and urgent problem. 
B)  agree that scientists have been mistaken in their interpretations of the severity of climate change. 
C)  agree that global climate change is a very serious and urgent problem. 
D)  disagree as to whether greenhouse gasses contribute to climate change. 
E)  disagree as to the future of the coal industry. 
A)  agree that global climate change is not a very serious and urgent problem. 
B)  agree that scientists have been mistaken in their interpretations of the severity of climate change. 
C)  agree that global climate change is a very serious and urgent problem. 
D)  disagree as to whether greenhouse gasses contribute to climate change. 
E)  disagree as to the future of the coal industry.

Question 16

Given the data collected by a recent Australian government study on the Great Barrier reef we recognize

Accepted Answer

A)  humans have protected the reef and it is now a model for restoration projects, worldwide. 
B)  humans are killing the reef through acts of violence so discrete they are unable to be quelled by even military forces. 
C)  humans are indifferent to the status of the reef. 
D)  humans are destroying the reef through their own generated pollution. 
E)  it is a relatively easy task to restore the world landmark. 
A)  humans have protected the reef and it is now a model for restoration projects, worldwide. 
B)  humans are killing the reef through acts of violence so discrete they are unable to be quelled by even military forces. 
C)  humans are indifferent to the status of the reef. 
D)  humans are destroying the reef through their own generated pollution. 
E)  it is a relatively easy task to restore the world landmark.

Question 17

Explain the scientific basis of the term, global climate change, in terms of the current situation.

Accepted Answer

Global climate change refers to the long

Question 18

Describe the lives of hunter-gatherers over the past couple of million years in terms of biocultural evolution.

Accepted Answer

Hunter-gatherer societies have existed f

Question 19

The effects of increasing cultural changes and population growth are inseparably intertwined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Our digestive systems are well adapted to processed food and sedentary behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not associated with the development of food production?

Early farming practices North Africa ensured that many areas remained productive for thousands of years.

Rapid global climate change has been proven by science to no longer occur and a marked warming of the earth's atmosphere has ceased.

The archaeological record indicates Paleolithic individuals were capable of expanding into new habitats,

Science is an approach based on

Bioarchaeological studies have shown that overall health quality improved with the development of agriculture.

Many of the practices of Neolithic farmers encouraged the growth of weeds.

Some researchers argue that human population growth initiated the agricultural response at the end of the last Ice Age; others see it happening the other way around. But there's no question that

The majority of countries and their leaders are not in agreement that global climate change is a very serious and urgent problem.

The term Anthropocene implies that

Which of the following does not describe the lives of hominin ancestors and their predecessors?

By the end of the Ice Age, there may have been_ humans, or _______.

List the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

What can not be said of scientific inquiry used to understand global climate change?

The vast majority of countries and their leaders

Given the data collected by a recent Australian government study on the Great Barrier reef we recognize

Explain the scientific basis of the term, global climate change, in terms of the current situation.

Describe the lives of hunter-gatherers over the past couple of million years in terms of biocultural evolution.

The effects of increasing cultural changes and population growth are inseparably intertwined.

Our digestive systems are well adapted to processed food and sedentary behavior.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Filters

Exam 16: Conclusion

Which of the following is not associated with the development of food production?

Early farming practices North Africa ensured that many areas remained productive for thousands of years.

Rapid global climate change has been proven by science to no longer occur and a marked warming of the earth's atmosphere has ceased.

The archaeological record indicates Paleolithic individuals were capable of expanding into new habitats,

Science is an approach based on

Bioarchaeological studies have shown that overall health quality improved with the development of agriculture.

Many of the practices of Neolithic farmers encouraged the growth of weeds.

Some researchers argue that human population growth initiated the agricultural response at the end of the last Ice Age; others see it happening the other way around. But there's no question that

The majority of countries and their leaders are not in agreement that global climate change is a very serious and urgent problem.

The term Anthropocene implies that

Which of the following does not describe the lives of hominin ancestors and their predecessors?

By the end of the Ice Age, there may have been___________ humans, or _________________.

List the threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

What can not be said of scientific inquiry used to understand global climate change?

The vast majority of countries and their leaders

Given the data collected by a recent Australian government study on the Great Barrier reef we recognize

Explain the scientific basis of the term, global climate change, in terms of the current situation.

Describe the lives of hunter-gatherers over the past couple of million years in terms of biocultural evolution.

The effects of increasing cultural changes and population growth are inseparably intertwined.

Our digestive systems are well adapted to processed food and sedentary behavior.

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Filters

By the end of the Ice Age, there may have been_ humans, or _______.