Anthropology Jeopardy
Lets start with some EASY, 50 pt.
questions
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Who is a true H. sapiens like us?
Cro-Magnon,
Neanderthal,
Peking,
Java
CRO-MAGNON
ETHIOPIA
• What country is the cradle of human
origin?
GREAT RIFT VALLEY
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What location is known for great
humanoid fossil finds?
MADAGASCAR
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Lemurs are prosimians and primarily
confined to…
Contrast a human with an ape on
features not related to the head.
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Human
Less fur, sweat glands
Knock kneed
Lumbar curve
Spine below head
Longer legs, shorter arms
NARROWER PELVIS
ape
straight leg
straight spine
spine behind head
BEFORE
• H. habilis came before or
after H. erectus
EUROPE
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On what continent are you likely to find
Neanderthal fossils?
• Now it’s time for some Medium
difficulty questions worth 100
pts.
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The two components necessary for the
evolution of humans was….
VARIATION IN THE POPULATION AND
ENVIROMENTAL CHANGE
Name three prosimians
• LORIS, AYE-AYE, LEMURE, TARSIERS
Three main characteristics of primates
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OPPOSABLE THUMB,
BINOCULAR VISION,
COLOR VISION,
UNSPECIALIZED TEETH,
SHORT SNOUT
Two main categories of monkeys,
and distinguishing feature
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NEW WORLD (PLATYRRHINE) AND
OLD WORLD (CATARRHINE)
PREHENSILE TAIL, MORE ARBOREAL VS.
TERRESTRIAL
Three contrasting features of a
male and female human pelvis
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MALE
Femur straight
Narrow pelvis
Long _sacrum_
FEMALE
femur inward
Broad pelvis
short _sacrum
Three distinguishing cranial
features for a human and an ape.
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BROW RIDGE,
SAGITTAL CREST,
BRAIN CAPACITY,
SNOUT LENGTH,
JAW SIZE,
Name four famous anthropologists,
(paleoanthropologist)
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Meave , Mary, Louis, Richard Leaky, Tim
White, Alan Walker
Now it’s time to really start thinking,
not just remembering information.
• Difficult Questions worth 150 pts.
each
What are the 2 possible fates of the
Neanderthals?
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INTERBREED WITH H. SAPIENS OR
WERE OUT COMPETED BY THEM
Put the following specimens in the
chronological order
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H. erectus
A. africanus
A.afarensis
H. habilis
A. anamensis
H. sapiens
A.anamensis(1),
A.afarensis(2),
A.africanus(3),
H. habilis (4),
H. erectus(5),
H. sapiens (6)
Contrast a human with an ape on
features not related to the head.
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Human
ape
Less fur, sweat glands
Knock kneed
straight leg
Lumbar curve
straight spine
Spine below head
spine behind head
Longer legs, shorter arms
NARROWER PELVIS
Final Jeopardy
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Answer this statement, “If humans
evolved from apes and chimps, why are
there still apes and chimps?