ANTHROPOLOGY JEAPARDY
EASY
1. Who is a true H. sapiens like us? CRO-MAGNON, Neanderthal,
Peking, Java
2. What country is the cradle of human origin?
ETHIOPIA
3. What location is known for great humanoid fossil finds? GREAT
RIFT VALLEY
4. Lemurs are prosimians and primarily confined to…
MADAGASCAR
5. H. habilis came before or AFTER H. erectus
6. On what continent are you likely to find Neanderthal fossils?
EUROPE
MEDIUM
1. The two components necessary for the evolution of humans was….
VARIATION IN THE POPULATION AND ENVIROMENTAL
CHANGE
2. Name three prosimians LORIS, AYE-AYE, LEMURE, TARSIERS
3. Three main characteristics of primates OPPOSABLE THUMB,
BINOCULAR VISION, COLOR VISION, UNSPECIALIZED
TEETH, SHORT SNOUT
4. Two main categories of monkeys, and distinguishing feature OLD
WORLD (CATARRHINE) AND NEW WORLD (PLATYRRHINE)
PREHENSILE TAIL, MORE AARBOREAL VS. TERRESTRIAL
5. Three contrasting features of a male and female human pelvis
MALE
FEMALE
Femur straight
femur inward
Narrow
Broad pelvis
Long __sacrum_____
short __sacrum____
6. Three distinguishing cranial features for a human and an ape. BROW
RIDGE, SAGITTAL CREST, BRAIN CAPACITY, SNOUT
LENGTH, JAW SIZE,
7. Name four famous anthropologists, (paleoanthropologist) Meave ,
Mary, Louis, Richard Leaky, Tim White, Alan Walker
DIFFICULT
1. Describe the two possible scenarios for the evolution of H. sapiens.
OUT OF AFRICA, MULTIREGIONAL CONTINUITY
2. What are the 2 possible fates of the Neanderthals? INTERBREED
WITH H. SAPIENS OR OUT COMPETED
3. Put the following specimens in the chronological order H. erectus(4),
A. africanus(3), A.afarensis(2), H. habilis(5), A. anamensis(1), H.
sapiens (6)
4. Contrast a human with an ape on features not related to the head.
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
5. Answer this statement, “If humans evolved from apes and chimps,
why are there still apes and chimps?
JUNE 2000
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