Anthropology 101 2002 CSN Essentials of Cultural Anthropology Chapter 1 Questions with Complete Solutions Anthropology is global in scope and covers a wide range of topics. Using ethnographic fieldwork strategies, anthropologists seek to understand human diversity. Identify whether or not these topics are studied in depth by cultural anthropologists in order to better understand human society and culture. - Correct Answer Studied by Cultural Anthropologists global interconnectedness human agency structures of power Not Studied by Cultural Anthropologists tribal isolation Match the four fields of anthropology to the correct definitions. - Correct Answer study of human language, past and present linguistic anthropology study of people's everyday lives and their communities, rituals, and institutions cultural anthropology study of humans from a biological perspective physical anthropology analysis of the human past through the excavation and study of artifacts archaeology Human activity is affecting the planet in enormous ways. For example, the burning of fossil fuels increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which sets off a chain reaction of events. Fill in the following flowchart starting with the direct effect of the increase of greenhouse gases and ending with the impact on people around the world. - Correct Answer increasing temperatures melting glaciers rising sea levels 1 / 2
more environmental refugees Identify whether or not the following statements describe anthropology. - Correct Answer Describes Anthropology Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century colonialism gave rise to the discipline.Anthropology is the study of past and present human diversity and the application of that knowledge.Does Not Describe Anthropology Anthropology reinforces ethnocentrism.All anthropologists work in academic institutions.Globalization is characterized by several important key dynamics. Match the key dynamic to the correct definition. - Correct Answer the effects that communication and transportation technologies have on the way we think about time and space time-space compression strategies that corporations use to accrue profit flexible accumulation the unequal distribution of the benefits of globalization uneven development accelerated movement of people within and between countries increasing migration Globalization affects even small communities around the world and sparks a number of different responses from local residents. Identify whether or not these statements describe how local communities are dealing with globalization. - Correct Answer Describes Local Community Responses
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