Human Evolution and Genetics
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What is one of the benefits of advanced communication in today's world?

  • Uneven development of countries
  • Increased migration of people
  • More corporate outsourcing
  • Faster and easier exchange of goods and services (correct)

    • What is unique about the human hand compared to other primates?

  • It is adapted for knuckle walking
  • It has a more sophisticated grip (correct)
  • It is used for bipedal locomotion
  • It has prehensile grasping abilities

    • Who is credited with the discovery of genetic information being contained in chromosomes?

  • Charles Darwin
  • A group of researchers
  • Gregor Mendel (correct)
  • An unknown scientist

    • What is the main reason for corporations to outsource factories to other countries?

    <p>To take advantage of lower labor costs and prices (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rate of genetic change measured by the molecular clock?

    <p>2-4% every million years (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the current geological epoch, characterized by human activity profoundly changing the environment?

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

    According to the Out of Africa Hypothesis, where did modern humans originate?

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

    What is one of the consequences of uneven development between countries?

    <p>Loss of jobs in economically advantaged countries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major driver of increased migration?

    <p>Population growth and political unrest (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What period saw a significant increase in innovative tool technologies?

    <p>Upper Paleolithic (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of flexible accumulation strategies employed by corporations?

    <p>Investing in new technologies, products, and services (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Native American origin stories, where did they originate from?

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

    What is the term for not doing certain actions or wearing certain items before a game?

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

    Who is the researcher that studied religion and symbols, including Christian communion and Hindu ahimsa?

    <p>Clifford Geertz (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for carrying around lucky items, according to the text?

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

    What is the name of the revolutionary group that used religion as a form of politics in Chiapas, Mexico?

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

    What is the term for the idea that power gives meaning to symbols, according to Tall Asad?

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

    What is the name of the Virgin associated with immigration rights and services in NYC?

    <p>The Virgin of Guadalupe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of separating commoners from elites, leading to the creation of social strata?

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

    Who coined the term 'hegemony' to describe the process by which subordinates comply with the dominant class?

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

    What is the term for the hidden or public acts of noncompliance against the dominant class?

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

    What is the name of the anthropologist who argued that war is only an invention, not a biological necessity?

    <p>Margaret Meade (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which the ruling elite maintains power and curbs resistance?

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

    What is the term for the social control mechanism that uses shame and gossip to enforce social norms?

    <p>Informal social control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consequence of time-space compression on sexuality according to the text?

    <p>A rise in human sex trafficking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which anthropologist is associated with the classic research on sexuality 'Coming of Age in Samoa'?

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

    What is a consequence of globalization on LGBTQ+ individuals in the USA?

    <p>Improved LGBTQ+ rights for Mexicans in the USA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of hyper-capitalism on the value of humans?

    <p>Humans are valued as commodities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a universal characteristic of adolescence according to Margaret Mead's research?

    <p>A universally traumatic and stressful time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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