ANTH 150 Human Adaptation SP '07 KNOWLEDGE SURVEY (DeGrossa)

This is a knowledge survey rather than a "test." Please respond by indicating how confident you are that you can do each item.

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Introducing Anthropology

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Name the 4 subfields of anthropology.
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Describe the aspects of humans with which each subfield is associated.
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Explain what it means for an academic discipline to be holistic.
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Explain how the anthropological approach differs from other disciplines.
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Describe what an artifact is.
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Explain the role artifacts play in anthropology.
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Discuss the reasons anthropology is classified as a science.
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Name the steps in the scientific method.
Explain the steps in the scientific method.
Contrast a law, a theory, and a hypothesis.
Compare and contrast knowledge gained through science versus belief systems.
Defend the notion that belief systems can (or cannot) be subjected to scientific inquiry.
Describe the role that preconceptions play in the process of doing science.
Explain the concept of descent with modification.
Apply the concept of descent with modification to human evolution.
What id Charles Darwin contribute to the theory of evolution?
What is the basic idea about inheritance contributed by Mendel?
About how many genes do humans have?
Describe an example of natural selection.
Describe an example of gene flow.
Describe an example of a mutation.
Explain the contribution of natural selection to evolution.
Explain the contribution of gene flow to evolution.
Explain the contribution of gene drift to evolution.
Explain the contribution of mutations to evolution.
Compare and contrast artificial selection and natural selection.
Explain displacement in human language.
How is success measured under natural selection?
Give an example illustrating the difference between homozygous and heterozygous alleles.
Create a diagram showing how dominant, recessive, and co-dominant alleles
How many chromosomes do humans have?
Explain the relationship between chromosomes, genes, and alleles.
Explain why species become extinct.
Define phenotype and genotype.
Describe the relationship between phenotype and genotype.
Define gene pool.
Explain what it means for a population to be genetically isolated.
Define a species.
Describe the process of speciation.
List the taxonomic classification of humans.
Describe the environment in which primates evolved.
Describe several traits common to (nearly) all primates.
What is primatology?
What is paleontology?
Describe the kinds of information provided by the stratographic record.
Classify gorillas, prosimians, and humans as nocturnal or diurnal.
Identify those traits that most differentiate humans from other primates.
Compare the dependency periods of humans and chimpanzees.
Explain why nonhuman primates are considered important species for use in medical experimentation.
Evaluate some ethical concerns of using nonhuman primates in medical experimentation.
Explain displacement in human language.
Explain productivity in human language.
Create an example to illustrate the meaning of morpheme.
Create an example to illustrate the meaning of phoneme.
Name another term linguists often use to refer to grammar.
What is proxemics about?
Explain why Hawaii Pidgin is either a pidgin or a creole language.
Use at least 2 examples to illustrate how linguistic variation is related to social variation.
Explain why a gesture such as V is not considered to be a cultural universal.
The study of body movement is called what?

Subsistence Strategies

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Describe the basic characteristics of foraging societies.
Identify two traditional foraging societies.
Describe the basic characteristics of horticultural societies.
Identify 2 traditionally horticultural societies.
Describe the basic characteristics of pastoral societies.
Identify 2 traditionally pastoral societies.
Describe the basic characteristics of agricultural societies.
Describe the basic characteristics of industrial societies.
Classify the subsistence strategy of pre-haole Hawaii.
Explain how mobility relates to subsistence strategy.
Compare stratification in foraging and agricultural type societies.
Create a diagram showing how slash and burn agriculture works.
Explain the significance of a fallow in horticulture.
Explain how being sedentary correlates to increased stratification in a society.
Explain the concept of carrying capacity.
Argue whether humans are or are not at risk for exceeding the carrying capacity of our ecosystem.
Describe two outside forces that have impacted traditional subsistence practices in the Amazon rainforest.
Describe the life of a typical forager in terms of nutrition and leisure time.
Describe the traditional (pre-1960's) way of life of the !Kung.
Analyze the potential impact of an anthropologist's gender on his/her research.
Describe some !Kung religious beliefs and practices.
Compare !Kung religious beliefs and practices to your own.
MAHALO for completing the ANTH 200 Knowledge Survey!