Anthropology:
Quiz 2 Review
Part I: Evolution
1) How did Charles Linnaeus contribute to the development of evolution?
2) What is bipedalism and how does it render humans taxonomically different
from other orders of primate?
3) Define evolution:
4) Evolutionary scientists gather material to determine what kinds of changes?
5) How are fossil records used to determine changes in organisms?
6) How do scientists track changes across space?
7) How did Charles Darwin contribute to evolutionary theory?
8) Describe two primary elements of Darwin’s theory of natural selection:
a.
b.
9) What is “variation evolution?”
Part II: Adaptation
10) Define adaptation:
11) Describe the two factors affecting population change:
a. Biotic:
b. Abiotic:
12)Provide at least two examples for each of factors you described above.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
13) Describe the three types of adaptation:
a. Structural adaptation:
b. Behavioral adaptation:
c. Physiological adaptation:
Part III: Language (Verbal, Nonverbal, and Code-Switching)
14) Briefly describe the difference between speech, language, and
communication.
15) Define nonverbal communication:
16) Define nonverbal codes:
17)Describe the four functions of nonverbal communication:
18) Provide an example for each of the following:
a. Paralanguage:
b. Proxemics:
c. Appearance & Personal Space:
d. Kinesics:
e. Haptics:
f. Chronemics:
19)Briefly describe code-switching:
Potential Short Answer Questions:
20) Justify the argument that language is the most significant evolutionary
feature of human development.
21) Beyond providing statistical evidence, explain how nonverbal
communication is arguably more important in human interaction than
verbal communication.