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1. The Pliocene Epoch is NOT known as the “Ice Age”
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B. False
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2. The Site of Dmanisi, in the Republic of Georgia, is important because the hominid found there are youngest of all H. erectus finds, dating to 200,000 Y.A.
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B. False
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The Acheulian cultural tradition is characterized by bifacial worked core tools, such as hand axes.
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A. True
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4. New Dates from two sites in Java indicate that -
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B. the Java finds are as old as the East African finds.
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5. Currently, it is believed that hominids first left Africa -
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A. Close to 2 M.Y.A
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6. Some scholars refer the African forms of H. Erectus to a different species called -
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A. H. ergaster
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7. The hominid crania from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia, are -
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All of above.
A. dated to 1.75 M.Y.A B. smaller-brained than typical H. erectus. C. associated with a more primitive stone toll culture that most H. erectus. |
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8. A grouping of organisms that share a similar adaptive pattern defines a -
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A. grade
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9. Compared to australopithecines and modern humans, H. erectus limb bones were -
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D. more robust
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10. The Pleistocene Lasted -
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C. more than 1.75 million years.
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11. Compared to earlier hominids, H. erectus was -
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A. dramatically larger-bodied.
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12. Compared to australopithecines, H. erectus -
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B. was larger - brained.
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13. If the Nariokotome "boy" had survived to adulthood he would have -
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C. been over 6 feet tall.
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14. What characteristic(s) distinguish(es) H. erectus cranial shape?
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D. All of the above.
A. Long and low skull vault. B. Little or no forehead development with large brow ridges. C. Wide cranial base with maximum breadth beneath the ear opening. |
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15. The teeth of H. erectus -
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C. are smaller than early Homo but larger than modern humans.
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16. Which of the following is not true of Homo Erectus from Java?
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C. Most of the fossils are older than 2.0 million years.
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17. If the date range of 50,000 to 25,000 years ago for the Ngandong hominids from Java is confirmed, it would show that H. erectus -
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A. lived contemporaneously with H. Sapiens.
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18. The culture remains at Zhoukoudian Cave -
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C. consist of over 100,000 artifacts.
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20. The North African H. erectus sites -
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D. produced the most complete H. erectus specimen yet discovered.
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21. European hominid finds that are at least 700,000 years old have been discovered in -
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All of the above.
A. The Republic Of Georgia. B. Italy. C. Spain. |
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22. The archeulian stone biface, the standard tool for H. erectus for over a million years -
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A. served to cut, pound, scrape and dig.
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23. The use of wood and bone "soft-hammers" allowed later Acheulian toolmakers -
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A. exert more control over the flaking of their tools.
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24. H. erectus sites around the Old World display extensive evidence of -
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A. butchering.
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25. H. erectus was -
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A. nomadic.
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26. The earliest evidence of bows and arrows were discovered at the German site of Schoningen, dating to 400,000 - 380,000 Y.A.
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B. False
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27. The first Neathertal fossils were discovered in Africa during 1960's.
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B. False
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28. Neanderthal facial anatomy and their stocky bodies have been interpreted as adaptations to the challenges of living in glacial climates.
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A. True
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29. Neathertals improved and elaborated upon the tool-making techniques of their predecessors.
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A.True
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30. Modern humans were the first people to bury their dead with grave goods (such as stone tools, animal bones and flowers).
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B. False
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31. Neanderthals are found in -
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D. None Of The Above.
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32. Chinese premoderns retain certain H. erectus trails including -
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C. sagittal ridges and flattened nasal bones.
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33. The Levallois technique for tool manufacturing -
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B. enabled the toolmaker to control flake size and shape.
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34.Which of the following is not true of the throwing spears found in Schoningen, Germany?
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C. They were made out of hard spruce wood.
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35. The evidence from the cave of Moula-Guercy, in southern France,, suggests that -
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B. cannibalism by the Neanderthal inhabitants of the cave was likely.
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36. Neanderthals take their name from a valley in -
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C. Germany.
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37. Average brain size among Neanderthals -
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D. All of the above.
A. is larger than among modern humans. B. may be related to metabolic efficiency in cold climates. C. is close to that of modern Inuit (Eskimo) brain size. |
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38. Which of the following is not typical of Neanderthal crania?
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C. The occipital bone is sharply angled.
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39. The La Chapelle-Aux-Saints Neanderthal was buried with -
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D All of the above.
A. flint tools. B. broken animal bones. C. a bison legs. |
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40. Vindija, in Croatia, is significant because it -
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C. provides the best evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and early modern humans.
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41. The tool industry that is generally associated with Neanderthals is the -
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D. Mousterian.
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19. Which of the following have been conclusively demonstrated for H. erectus at Zhoukoudian?
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D. None of the above ( recent research has cast doubt on all three propositions).
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42. Deliberate burial of the dead -
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A. was characteristic of the Neanderthals.
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43. What amazing technological breakthrough was first published in 1997?
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C. The extraction and sequencing of mtDNA from the original 40,000-year-old Neanderthal fossil.
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44. Premodern humans that bridge the gap between earlier h.erectus and later H. sapiens are often referred to which of the following species?
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A. H.heidelbergensis.
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45. The complete replacement model requires a biological speciation event for the origin of modern humans.
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A.True
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46. The multiregional evolution model required gene flow to percent speciation between regional populations of pre-humans.
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A. True
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47. Lake Mungo and Kow Swamp are early modern human sites from Australia.
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A. True
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48. The atlatl, barbed harpoon and bow and arrow are cultural innovations of the later Mousterian.
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B. False
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49. "Venus figurines" were depictions of planetary motions.
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B. False
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50. In June 2003, near-modern human fossils dating between 160-154,000 Y.A. were announced from -
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A. Herto, Ethiopia.
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51. Regarding the origin of anatomically modern humans, scientists -
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C. do not agree concerning the timing and geography of our origins.
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52. Which of the following is not a model of modern human origins?
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C. The Regional Replacement Model.
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53. According to the partial replacement model -
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B. modern humans first evolved Africa, but interbred with some non-African populations.
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54. According to the multiregional evolution model -
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C. some local populations of archaic H. sapiens in Europe, Asia and Africa contributed to the evolution of modern H. sapiens in those regions.
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55. Current evidence indicates that modern H. sapiens -
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D. Fossils may appear earliest in Africa.
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56. The Skhul Cave at Mt. Carmel, Israel has yielded -
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D. a sample whose overall configuration is modern, but some individuals retain archaic (i.e. Neanderthal-like) features.
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57. The Mlade C Site in the Czech Republic -
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D. All of the above.
A. dates to about 33,000 Y.A. B. displays a great deal of cranial variation. C. suggests some continuity with Neanderthals. |
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58. The area of the world that has produced the most evidence of early modern H. sapiens is -
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D. Western Europe.
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59. Cro-Magnon Is -
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C. an early human site that yielded eight individuals and is dated to 30,000 Y.A.
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60. A four-year-old child, dating to 24,500 Y.A., that displays both modern human and Neanderthal characteristics was recently discovered at -
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B. Lagar Velho, Portugal.
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61. The Upper Cave at Zhoukoudian -
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C. may be the oldest anatomically modern find.
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62. In Australia, the oldest archaeological sites date to -
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A. 55,000 Y.A.
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63. The earliest human site in Australia is -
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B. Lake Mungo.
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64. What was remarkable about the hominids discovered on Flores Islands , Indonesia?
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D. They were three feet tall, had chimp sized brains and lived there 18,000 Y.A.!
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65. Magdalenian refer to -
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C. the first phase of the stone tool tradition in the Upper Paleolithic in Europe.
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66. In which of the following regions has Paleolithic art not been found?
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C. North America.
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67. In Africa, we find very early evidence (38,000) Y.A. of -
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B. portable personal adornment in the form of beads made from ostrich eggshells.
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68. In Paleolithic Cave Art, which of the following are not depicted?
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B. humans harpooning large sea mammals.
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69. Which of the following is not an Upper Paleolithic cave art site?
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A, Cro-Magnon, France.
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70. Evolutionary psychologists study how natural selection has influenced how humans and other primates think.
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A. True
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71. Like apes and monkeys, human females have a significant, post-reproductive stage of life called menopause.
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A. True
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72. Menarche is another name for the last menstrual cycle a woman ever has.
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B. False
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73. Childhood is the time between weaning and puberty when the brain is complete its growth.
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A. True
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74. An example of a cultural factor that has a strong influence on growth is -
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C. socioeconomic status.
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75. Humans, compared to other animals, have _______ life cycle stages.
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A. More
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76. Great apes and women from foraging societies typically nurse their children for -
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A. 4-5 Years.
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77. Which of the following are nutrients needed for growth, development and body maintenance?
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D. All of the above.
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78. Which of the following does not characterize the pre-agricultural human diet?
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C. It was high in saturated fats.
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79. The ability to store fat in our evolutionary past was -
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B. Adaptive because the fat could be used as a backup source of energy during times of scarcity.
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80. Behavioral ecologists suggest that humans, like other animals, behave in ways that increase their -
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A. Fitness.
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81. Human behavior is extremely complex and its expression depends on -
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D. All of the above.
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82. If we define biological "success" as the species that has produced the most individual on the planet, the "winners" are -
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A. bacteria.
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83. When did some human groups first start to become sedentary?
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B. 15,000 Years Ago.
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84. The culture period during which humans began domestication of planets and animals is the -
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C. Neolithic.
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85. Why did early settlers cut down forests?
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D. all of the above.
A. to clear land for cultivation. B. for fire wood. C. for construction lumber. |
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86. One of the earliest examples of humankind's appetite for lumber is the -
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A. cutting of the famous cedars of Lebanon.
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87. The current mass extinct event has been caused by -
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D. humans.
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88. Which of the following North American mammals did not go extinct at the end of Pleistocene?
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D. Tyrannosaurs.
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89. Today, the most important single cause of extinction is -
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B. habitat destruction.
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90. In what habitat do more than half of the world's planet and animal species live?
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C. rain forests.
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91. It has been estimated that the annual loss of rain forest is equal to the size of
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C. Florida.
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92. Which of the following has/have contributed to the current crisis of overpopulation that humanity now faces?
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D. all of the above.
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93. If current human population growth rates remain unchecked, the global population will swell to 10 billion by the year.
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B. 2050.
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94. The burning of fossil fuels increases the emissions of what gas into the atmosphere?
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B. Carbon Dioxide.
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95. An estimated 20% of all carbon dioxide emissions are accounted for by -
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A. vehicle exhaust in North America.
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96. Since record-keeping began in the 1860's, the hottest decade to-date is the -
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A. 1990's
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97. Global Warming is likely to produce -
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D. all of the above.
A. fluctuating weather patterns. B. loss of agricultural lands to desertification in some areas and flooding in others. C. altered patterns of infectious disease. |
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98. A site dated to 14, 000-9,000 ya in Australia in which crania preserved certain archaic traits such as heavy browridges is called:
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B. Kow Swamp
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99. A site that has multiple images including human hand prints and numerous animal representations is:
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C. Grotte Chauvet
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