Question 1

The theory of time-space compression suggests that the way we think about time and space has been transformed.This is said to be the result of

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A)  flexible time scales. 
B)  rapid economic growth. 
C)  rapid discoveries about Earth and the solar system. 
D)  rapid innovation of communication and transportation.

Question 2

The so-called "N-word" might be most likely studied for its origins,uses,and meaning by a

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A)  descriptive linguist. 
B)  historic linguist. 
C)  biological anthropologist. 
D)  sociolinguist.

Question 3

Many people believe that the impact of human activity on the earth is not the major problem that others see today.Such beliefs that one's own culture or way of life is normal and natural is known as

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A)  consensus. 
B)  conventionality. 
C)  ethnocentrism. 
D)  normalcy.

Question 4

What is considered the most distinctive feature of being human?

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A)  tool use 
B)  the wheel 
C)  bipedal locomotion 
D)  language

Question 5

Prehistoric archaeologists use material remains in order to reconstruct

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A)  human behavior. 
B)  written records. 
C)  garbage dumps. 
D)  burial sites.

Question 6

Which discipline of anthropology studies human beings in the present and from the past through the excavation and analysis of human material artifacts?

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A)  archaeology 
B)  cultural anthropology 
C)  physical anthropology 
D)  ethnology

Question 7

It is impossible to study a local community today without considering the effect of

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A)  climate change. 
B)  diversity. 
C)  increased migration. 
D)  global forces.

Question 8

Who describes spoken languages and preserves them as written languages?

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A)  historic linguists 
B)  descriptive linguists 
C)  ethnolinguists 
D)  sociolinguists

Question 9

Explain how globalization has enabled flexible accumulation and how it works.Provide an example from class.

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Question 10

Globalization is also affecting the world's environment.Identify three effects of human activity on the environment,and then choose one and discuss its consequences.

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Question 11

Many large corporations-Walmart,General Motors,and others-today routinely operate larger numbers of factories in places like China in order to take advantage of very cheap wages.This is an example of

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A)  uneven development. 
B)  workload migration. 
C)  flexible accumulation. 
D)  global expansion.

Question 12

Some anthropologists explore all aspects of living human culture-from war and violence to love,sexuality,and child rearing-and look at the meanings that people from all over the world place on these things.They are known as

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A)  ethnologists. 
B)  sociolinguists. 
C)  sociologists. 
D)  cultural anthropologists.

Question 13

Who studies how language changes over time?

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A)  historic linguists 
B)  sociolinguists 
C)  descriptive linguists 
D)  linguistic archaeologists

Question 14

What key dynamic of globalization is characterized by movement of people not only between countries but also within the individual countries themselves?

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A)  ease of transportation 
B)  flexible accumulation 
C)  increasing migration 
D)  population drive

Question 15

What type of anthropologist studies people from a perspective that considers how humans have adapted to their environments?

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A)  physical anthropologist 
B)  environmental anthropologist 
C)  cultural anthropologist 
D)  evolutionary anthropologist

Question 16

Anthropologists take a comprehensive approach to understanding human beings,and this is accomplished through

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A)  exploring the past. 
B)  the four-field approach. 
C)  looking at biology. 
D)  participant observation.

Question 17

Globalization is driving rapid change in human activities.Give an example of one of these rapid changes and explain the positive and negative effects on the people of the world.

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Question 18

Ancient rift valleys and deep caves often contain human fossils,which can provide clues about both the lives of our ancient human ancestors as well as a deeper understanding of human evolution.An anthropologist who examines just the human evolutionary aspect of fossils is a

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A)  prehistoric archaeologist. 
B)  Darwinian anthropologist. 
C)  paleoanthropologist. 
D)  paleoprimatologist.

Question 19

Today,environmental issues can have a deep impact on local communities and are often severely aggravated by companies taking advantage of lax environmental regulations in those same communities.What aspect of globalization does this demonstrate?

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A)  environment dodging 
B)  corruption 
C)  increasing immigration 
D)  rapid change

Question 20

Anthropology often explores genetics and evolution and looks at our closest relatives in the animal kingdom to gain a greater understanding of what it means to be human.This work is known as

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A)  evolutionary biology. 
B)  physical anthropology. 
C)  primatology. 
D)  sociobiology.

Exam 1: Anthropology in a Global Age