Anthropology Jeopardy

Lets start with some EASY, 50 pt. questions

• Who is a true H. sapiens like us?

• Cro-Magnon,

• Neanderthal,

• Peking,

• Java

• CRO-MAGNON

ETHIOPIA

• What country is the cradle of human origin?

GREAT RIFT VALLEY

• What location is known for great humanoid fossil finds?

MADAGASCAR

• Lemurs are prosimians and primarily confined to…

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

BEFORE

• H. habilis came before or after H. erectus

EUROPE

• On what continent are you likely to find Neanderthal fossils?

• Now it’s time for some Medium difficulty questions worth 100 pts.

• The two components necessary for the evolution of humans was….

• VARIATION IN THE POPULATION AND ENVIROMENTAL CHANGE

Name three prosimians

• LORIS, AYE-AYE, LEMURE, TARSIERS

Three main characteristics of primates

• OPPOSABLE THUMB,

• BINOCULAR VISION,

• COLOR VISION,

• UNSPECIALIZED TEETH,

• SHORT SNOUT

Two main categories of monkeys, and distinguishing feature

• NEW WORLD (PLATYRRHINE) AND

• OLD WORLD (CATARRHINE)

• PREHENSILE TAIL, MORE ARBOREAL VS. TERRESTRIAL

Three contrasting features of a male and female human pelvis

• MALE FEMALE

• Femur straight femur inward

• Narrow pelvis Broad pelvis

• Long _sacrum_ short _sacrum

Three distinguishing cranial features for a human and an ape.

• BROW RIDGE,

• SAGITTAL CREST,

• BRAIN CAPACITY,

• SNOUT LENGTH,

• JAW SIZE,

Name four famous anthropologists, (paleoanthropologist)

• Meave , Mary, Louis, Richard Leaky, Tim White, Alan Walker

Now it’s time to really start thinking, not just remembering information.

• Difficult Questions worth 150 pts. each

What are the 2 possible fates of the Neanderthals?

• INTERBREED WITH H. SAPIENS OR WERE OUT COMPETED BY THEM

Put the following specimens in the chronological order

• H. erectus

• A. africanus

• A.afarensis

• H. habilis

• A. anamensis

• H. sapiens

A.anamensis(1), A.afarensis(2),A.africanus(3), H. habilis (4), H. erectus(5), H. sapiens (6)

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

Final Jeopardy

• Answer this statement, “If humans evolved from apes and chimps, why are there still apes and chimps?