Geological Theories Quiz

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What does the axiology of Indigenous Research methods emphasize?

  • Quantitative data analysis
  • Experimental research design
  • Learning by reading and writing
  • Relational responsibility and ethical conduct (correct)

In Indigenous research, what does 'positionality' refer to?

  • The statistical methods used in data analysis
  • The geographical location of the research
  • The storytelling reflecting the storyteller's life and bias (correct)
  • The time period when the research was conducted

What is emphasized in Traditional Indigenous research methodologies?

  • Biased interpretations
  • Statistical significance
  • Learning through listening and observing (correct)
  • Experimental designs

What does Archaeology primarily study?

<p>Material remains to describe human behavior (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How should one approach Archaeological Analysis according to the text?

<p>By interpreting how items functioned in a cultural system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Indigenous Research methods emphasize in terms of relationships with communities?

<p>Reciprocal and respected relationships (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What principle states that the layer at the bottom of a site is the oldest?

<p>Law of Superposition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which dating method involves ordering artifacts into sequences relative to each other?

<p>Seriation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are artifacts classified into types in typological sequencing?

<p>Using attributes like shape and style (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What dating method analyzes the frequency of attributes to arrange artifacts into a temporal series?

<p>Seriation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which principle involves grouping similar artifacts together based on their characteristics?

<p>Principle of Typology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do Battleship curves in seriation analysis show?

<p>Pottery types changing over time (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic trait of Paranthropus Australopithecines?

<p>Valgus angle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species had a cranial capacity still in the range of a chimpanzee?

<p>Kenyanthropus platyops (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of Paranthropus East Africa?

<p>Massive supraorbital torus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species was contemporary with Australopithecus afarensis?

<p>Australopithecus bahrelghazal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which species had an elongated lower limbs characteristic?

<p>Australopithecus garhi (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marked the transition from Hominins to Genus Homo around 2 million years ago?

<p>Increase in brain size (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dental formula for the Propliopithecidae, Old World Monkeys (OWM)?

<p>2.1.2.3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature is characteristic of Apelike species mentioned in the text?

<p>5 cusps on lower molars (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Dryopithecus from African Great Apes according to the text?

<p>Sagittal crest (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the principles of uniformitarianism, what is the nature of processes shaping the earth?

<p>Uniform and continuous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which feature is NOT mentioned in the text as characteristic of Propliopithecidae, Old World Monkeys (OWM)?

<p>Thin enamel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant feature of Aegyptopithecus mentioned in the text?

<p>May be an ancestor to platyrrhines (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist speculated on human populations outgrowing available resources unless a check is maintained?

<p>Malthus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the early Miocene occur according to the text?

<p>25-20 mya (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sets Lamarck apart from Darwin among pre-Darwinian evolutionists?

<p>Inheritance of acquired characteristics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept emphasizes that individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce more successfully?

<p>Struggle for existence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What key idea did Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace propose as essential to evolution?

<p>Selection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which observation about biological species forms the basis for the struggle for existence concept?

<p>All species capable of reproducing at a faster rate than food supply (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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