Human Evolution Introduction
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Where do the origins of modern humans propose to have arisen?

  • Africa (correct)
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Australia

    • What is a key feature of the Multiregional Models for human evolution?

  • Localized African origin
  • Gene flow between different populations (correct)
  • Complete replacement of indigenous hominids
  • Rapid pace of change in the Upper Paleolithic

    • When did modern humans first appear in the Near East?

  • 200-150 kyr
  • 120-80 kyr (correct)
  • 45-35 kyr
  • 300-250 kyr

    • What does the Replacement Model predict about the appearance of sapien fossils?

    <p>In Africa first</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe a gradual change in the frequency of a trait or allele in populations dispersed over geographical space?

    <p>Clinal distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of adaptations to environmental conditions?

    <p>Human variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a gradual change in the frequency of a trait or allele in populations dispersed over geographical space?

    <p>Clinal distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for temporary physiological response to environmental changes?

    <p>Acclimatization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did early hominins not have that would have protected them from the sun?

    <p>Clothing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did humans live in, which are continually modified by their activities?

    <p>Cultural environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been used to identify ancestry to predict risk and design treatment protocols?

    <p>Race-based medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may be missed if treatment is assigned based on self-reported race rather than a genetic test?

    <p>Serious illnesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the use of race as a basis for treatment ignore?

    <p>Real differences that lead to ill health.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From an evolutionary perspective, where did early hominins live?

    <p>In the tropics where solar radiation is intense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key physical characteristic of Neanderthals?

    <p>Large noses and teeth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the large nasal cavity in Neanderthals?

    <p>Warming and humidifying air before it reached the lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguished the Mousterian Tool Tradition of Neanderthals from the Acheulean tools?

    <p>Prepared core and smaller size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a unique cultural practice attributed to Neanderthals?

    <p>Burying the dead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key physical characteristic of Neanderthals?

    <p>Large noses and teeth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the large nasal cavity in Neanderthals?

    <p>Serving to warm and humidify air before it reached the lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a unique cultural practice attributed to Neanderthals?

    <p>Burying the dead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguished the Mousterian Tool Tradition of Neanderthals from the Acheulean tools?

    <p>Prepared core, smaller and lighter than Acheulean, &amp; made many varieties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the Dmanisi Hominin fossils?

    <p>First evidence of leaving Africa and showing early social behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technological advancement enabled Homo erectus to develop sophisticated tools?

    <p>Expansion of the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Homo Erectus emerge around 1.8-1.9 mya?

    <p>Africa, Georgia, and Southeast Asia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distinguishing feature of the Acheulean stone tools used by Homo erectus?

    <p>Biface - stone worked on both sides for cutting, scraping, pounding, and digging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate duration of the Pleistocene epoch?

    <p>2.6 million years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which epoch did cyclic glaciation begin?

    <p>Pleistocene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event around 2.5 million years ago connected island Southeast Asia to mainland Asia?

    <p>Rise in sea levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many major glacial advances were documented in Europe during the Pleistocene?

    <p>15</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Interglacials" are associated with warmer temperatures in which latitudes?

    <p>Northern latitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Middle Pleistocene Hominins mostly remain during their dispersal?

    <p>Africa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What species is regarded as a hallmark species that gave rise to our lineage?

    <p>Homo erectus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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